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#ECDE5E

#ecde5e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecde5e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 87.06% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.93% magenta, 60.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.08°, with 78.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.7088

Complementary

  1. #ecde5e
  2. #5e6cec

Split complementary

  1. #ecde5e
  2. #5eb3ec
  3. #975eec

Analogous

  1. #ec975e
  2. #ecde5e
  3. #b3ec5e

Triadic

  1. #ecde5e
  2. #5eecde
  3. #de5eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecde5e
  2. #6cec5e
  3. #5e6cec
  4. #de5eec

Square

  1. #ecde5e
  2. #5eec97
  3. #5e6cec
  4. #ec5eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9113
  2. #e3cf1b
  3. #ecde5e
  4. #f4eca2
  5. #fcfae7

Shades

#ecde5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecde5e
  2. #d4c855
  3. #bdb24b
  4. #a59b42
  5. #8e8538
  6. #766f2f
  7. #5e5926
  8. #47431c
  9. #2f2c13
  10. #181609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecde5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecde5e
  2. #eee16e
  3. #f0e57e
  4. #f2e88e
  5. #f4eb9e
  6. #f6efaf
  7. #f7f2bf
  8. #f9f5cf
  9. #fbf8df
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecde5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecde5e
  2. #e1d561
  3. #d6cb65
  4. #ccc268
  5. #c1b86c
  6. #b6af6f
  7. #aba672
  8. #a09c76
  9. #969379
  10. #8b897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dcb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d750 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5de65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcd0c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efda56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1de62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d6a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecde5e {
  color: #ecde5e;
}
Background
.bg-ecde5e {
  background-color: #ecde5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecde5e {
  border: 2px solid #ecde5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecde5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 222 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecde5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecde5e, #b3ec5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecde5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 222 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.02 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.13 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.75 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.11 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.27 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.36 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.57 #1321a1 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Straw
#ecde5e  rgb(236, 222, 94)  hsl(54, 79%, 65%)  Straw
#5e6cec  rgb(94, 108, 236)  hsl(234, 79%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5eecde  rgb(94, 236, 222)  hsl(174, 79%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#de5eec  rgb(222, 94, 236)  hsl(294, 79%, 65%)  Heliotrope