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#EEE35E

#eee35e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eee35e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 89.02% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.62% magenta, 60.5% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 55.42°, with 80.9% saturation and 65.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.7392

Complementary

  1. #eee35e
  2. #5e69ee

Split complementary

  1. #eee35e
  2. #5eb1ee
  3. #9b5eee

Analogous

  1. #ee9b5e
  2. #eee35e
  3. #b1ee5e

Triadic

  1. #eee35e
  2. #5eeee3
  3. #e35eee

Tetradic

  1. #eee35e
  2. #69ee5e
  3. #5e69ee
  4. #e35eee

Square

  1. #eee35e
  2. #5eee9b
  3. #5e69ee
  4. #ee5eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #a29711
  2. #e7d719
  3. #eee35e
  4. #f5efa3
  5. #fdfbe8

Shades

#eee35e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eee35e
  2. #d6cc55
  3. #beb64b
  4. #a79f42
  5. #8f8838
  6. #77722f
  7. #5f5b26
  8. #47441c
  9. #302d13
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#eee35e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eee35e
  2. #f0e66e
  3. #f1e97e
  4. #f3eb8e
  5. #f5ee9e
  6. #f7f1af
  7. #f8f4bf
  8. #faf7cf
  9. #fcf9df
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eee35e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eee35e
  2. #e3d961
  3. #d8cf65
  4. #cdc568
  5. #c2bb6c
  6. #b7b26f
  7. #aca872
  8. #a19e76
  9. #969479
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5e1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5dc4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e265 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fed5c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2df55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e263 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8dba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eee35e {
  color: #eee35e;
}
Background
.bg-eee35e {
  background-color: #eee35e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eee35e {
  border: 2px solid #eee35e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eee35e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 227 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 81% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eee35e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eee35e, #b1ee5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eee35e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 227 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.84 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.36 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.67 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.71 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.79 #111ca1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Straw
#eee35e  rgb(238, 227, 94)  hsl(55, 81%, 65%)  Straw
#5e69ee  rgb(94, 105, 238)  hsl(235, 81%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5eeee3  rgb(94, 238, 227)  hsl(175, 81%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e35eee  rgb(227, 94, 238)  hsl(295, 81%, 65%)  Heliotrope