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#F4E469

#f4e469 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4e469 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 89.41% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.56% magenta, 56.97% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 53.09°, with 86.34% saturation and 68.43% 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 16.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.7574

Complementary

  1. #f4e469
  2. #6979f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4e469
  2. #69bff4
  3. #9e69f4

Analogous

  1. #f49e69
  2. #f4e469
  3. #bff469

Triadic

  1. #f4e469
  2. #69f4e4
  3. #e469f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4e469
  2. #79f469
  3. #6979f4
  4. #e469f4

Square

  1. #f4e469
  2. #69f49e
  3. #6979f4
  4. #f469bf

Monochromatic

  1. #b7a30d
  2. #efd722
  3. #f4e469
  4. #f9f1b0
  5. #fefcec

Shades

#f4e469 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4e469
  2. #dccd5f
  3. #c3b654
  4. #aba04a
  5. #92893f
  6. #7a7235
  7. #625b2a
  8. #494420
  9. #312e15
  10. #18170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4e469 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4e469
  2. #f5e778
  3. #f6e987
  4. #f7ec96
  5. #f8efa5
  6. #faf2b4
  7. #fbf4c3
  8. #fcf7d2
  9. #fdfae1
  10. #fefcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4e469 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4e469
  2. #e8da6b
  3. #ddd06e
  4. #d1c670
  5. #c6bc72
  6. #bab275
  7. #aea877
  8. #a39e79
  9. #97947b
  10. #8c8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6de5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe56f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd6c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e062 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e46d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fedcab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4e469 {
  color: #f4e469;
}
Background
.bg-f4e469 {
  background-color: #f4e469;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4e469 {
  border: 2px solid #f4e469;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4e469;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 228 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 86% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4e469 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4e469, #bff469);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4e469 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 228 105 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.55 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.52 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.69 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.79 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.82 #0b1b96 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Straw
#f4e469  rgb(244, 228, 105)  hsl(53, 86%, 68%)  Straw
#6979f4  rgb(105, 121, 244)  hsl(233, 86%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69f4e4  rgb(105, 244, 228)  hsl(173, 86%, 68%)  Turquoise Blue
#e469f4  rgb(228, 105, 244)  hsl(293, 86%, 68%)  Heliotrope