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#EBDD5A

#ebdd5a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebdd5a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 86.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.96% magenta, 61.7% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 54.21°, with 78.38% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.7011

Complementary

  1. #ebdd5a
  2. #5a68eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebdd5a
  2. #5ab1eb
  3. #955aeb

Analogous

  1. #eb955a
  2. #ebdd5a
  3. #b1eb5a

Triadic

  1. #ebdd5a
  2. #5aebdd
  3. #dd5aeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebdd5a
  2. #68eb5a
  3. #5a68eb
  4. #dd5aeb

Square

  1. #ebdd5a
  2. #5aeb95
  3. #5a68eb
  4. #eb5ab1

Monochromatic

  1. #998c13
  2. #decb1b
  3. #ebdd5a
  4. #f3eb9e
  5. #fcf9e2

Shades

#ebdd5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebdd5a
  2. #d4c751
  3. #bcb148
  4. #a59b3f
  5. #8d8536
  6. #766f2d
  7. #5e5824
  8. #47421b
  9. #2f2c12
  10. #181609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebdd5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebdd5a
  2. #ede06b
  3. #efe47b
  4. #f1e78c
  5. #f3eb9c
  6. #f5eead
  7. #f7f1bd
  8. #f9f5ce
  9. #fbf8de
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebdd5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebdd5a
  2. #e0d45e
  3. #d6ca62
  4. #cbc165
  5. #c0b869
  6. #b6af6d
  7. #aba571
  8. #a09c75
  9. #959378
  10. #8b897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dbb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd64b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dd61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fccfc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed951 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0dd5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebdd5a {
  color: #ebdd5a;
}
Background
.bg-ebdd5a {
  background-color: #ebdd5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebdd5a {
  border: 2px solid #ebdd5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebdd5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 221 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebdd5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebdd5a, #b1eb5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebdd5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 221 90 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.24 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.85 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.78 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.33 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.44 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.58 #1422a5 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Straw
#ebdd5a  rgb(235, 221, 90)  hsl(54, 78%, 64%)  Straw
#5a68eb  rgb(90, 104, 235)  hsl(234, 78%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5aebdd  rgb(90, 235, 221)  hsl(174, 78%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd5aeb  rgb(221, 90, 235)  hsl(294, 78%, 64%)  Heliotrope