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#F4E36B

#f4e36b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4e36b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 89.02% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.97% magenta, 56.15% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 52.55°, with 86.16% saturation and 68.82% 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 16.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7523

Complementary

  1. #f4e36b
  2. #6b7cf4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e36b
  2. #6bc1f4
  3. #9e6bf4

Analogous

  1. #f49e6b
  2. #f4e36b
  3. #c1f46b

Triadic

  1. #f4e36b
  2. #6bf4e3
  3. #e36bf4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e36b
  2. #7cf46b
  3. #6b7cf4
  4. #e36bf4

Square

  1. #f4e36b
  2. #6bf49e
  3. #6b7cf4
  4. #f46bc1

Monochromatic

  1. #b8a30e
  2. #efd624
  3. #f4e36b
  4. #f9f0b2
  5. #fefbec

Shades

#f4e36b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e36b
  2. #dccc60
  3. #c3b656
  4. #ab9f4b
  5. #928840
  6. #7a7236
  7. #625b2b
  8. #494420
  9. #312d15
  10. #18170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e36b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e36b
  2. #f5e67a
  3. #f6e989
  4. #f7eb97
  5. #f8eea6
  6. #faf1b5
  7. #fbf4c4
  8. #fcf7d3
  9. #fdf9e1
  10. #fefcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e36b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e36b
  2. #e8d96d
  3. #ddcf6f
  4. #d1c571
  5. #c6bb73
  6. #bab276
  7. #aea878
  8. #a39e7a
  9. #97947c
  10. #8c8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e2bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5dd5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae471 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd5c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5df64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e46f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fedbab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e36b {
  color: #f4e36b;
}
Background
.bg-f4e36b {
  background-color: #f4e36b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e36b {
  border: 2px solid #f4e36b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e36b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 227 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 86% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e36b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e36b, #c1f46b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e36b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 227 107 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.35 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.18 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.23 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.28 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.36 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.05 #0b1c94 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Straw
#f4e36b  rgb(244, 227, 107)  hsl(53, 86%, 69%)  Straw
#6b7cf4  rgb(107, 124, 244)  hsl(233, 86%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6bf4e3  rgb(107, 244, 227)  hsl(173, 86%, 69%)  Turquoise Blue
#e36bf4  rgb(227, 107, 244)  hsl(293, 86%, 69%)  Heliotrope