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#EBE262

#ebe262 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebe262 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 88.63% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.83% magenta, 58.3% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 56.06°, with 77.4% saturation and 65.29% 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 15.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.7294

Complementary

  1. #ebe262
  2. #626beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebe262
  2. #62afeb
  3. #9d62eb

Analogous

  1. #eb9d62
  2. #ebe262
  3. #afeb62

Triadic

  1. #ebe262
  2. #62ebe2
  3. #e262eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebe262
  2. #6beb62
  3. #626beb
  4. #e262eb

Square

  1. #ebe262
  2. #62eb9d
  3. #626beb
  4. #eb62af

Monochromatic

  1. #a09614
  2. #e2d51e
  3. #ebe262
  4. #f4efa6
  5. #fcfbea

Shades

#ebe262 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebe262
  2. #d4cb58
  3. #bcb54e
  4. #a59e45
  5. #8d883b
  6. #767131
  7. #5e5a27
  8. #47441d
  9. #2f2d14
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebe262 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebe262
  2. #ede572
  3. #efe881
  4. #f1eb91
  5. #f3eea1
  6. #f5f1b1
  7. #f7f3c0
  8. #f9f6d0
  9. #fbf9e0
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebe262 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebe262
  2. #e0d865
  3. #d6ce68
  4. #cbc56b
  5. #c0bb6e
  6. #b6b171
  7. #aba774
  8. #a09d77
  9. #95947a
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3e0b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4db54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e169 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbd4c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0de5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2e166 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5daa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebe262 {
  color: #ebe262;
}
Background
.bg-ebe262 {
  background-color: #ebe262;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebe262 {
  border: 2px solid #ebe262;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebe262;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 226 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 77% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebe262 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebe262, #afeb62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebe262 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 226 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.53 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.90 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.22 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.53 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.96 #141d9d Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#ebe262  rgb(235, 226, 98)  hsl(56, 77%, 65%)  Straw
#626beb  rgb(98, 107, 235)  hsl(236, 77%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#62ebe2  rgb(98, 235, 226)  hsl(176, 77%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e262eb  rgb(226, 98, 235)  hsl(296, 77%, 65%)  Orchid