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#F8EA72

#f8ea72 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8ea72 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 91.76% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.65% magenta, 54.03% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 53.73°, with 90.54% saturation and 70.98% 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 17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.8002

Complementary

  1. #f8ea72
  2. #7280f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8ea72
  2. #72c3f8
  3. #a772f8

Analogous

  1. #f8a772
  2. #f8ea72
  3. #c3f872

Triadic

  1. #f8ea72
  2. #72f8ea
  3. #ea72f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8ea72
  2. #80f872
  3. #7280f8
  4. #ea72f8

Square

  1. #f8ea72
  2. #72f8a7
  3. #7280f8
  4. #f872c3

Monochromatic

  1. #c7b30a
  2. #f4df29
  3. #f8ea72
  4. #fcf5bb
  5. #fefcec

Shades

#f8ea72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8ea72
  2. #dfd367
  3. #c6bb5b
  4. #aea450
  5. #958c44
  6. #7c7539
  7. #635e2e
  8. #4a4622
  9. #322f17
  10. #19170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8ea72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8ea72
  2. #f9ec80
  3. #f9ee8e
  4. #faf09c
  5. #fbf2aa
  6. #fcf5b9
  7. #fcf7c7
  8. #fdf9d5
  9. #fefbe3
  10. #fefdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8ea72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8ea72
  2. #ecdf73
  3. #e0d575
  4. #d4ca76
  5. #c8c078
  6. #bcb579
  7. #b0aa7a
  8. #a4a07c
  9. #98957d
  10. #8c8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee8c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce366 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fae66b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdea76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8ea72 {
  color: #f8ea72;
}
Background
.bg-f8ea72 {
  background-color: #f8ea72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8ea72 {
  border: 2px solid #f8ea72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8ea72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 234 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 91% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8ea72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8ea72, #c3f872);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8ea72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 234 114 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.23 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.35 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.46 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.99 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.05 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.53 #07158d Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Straw
#f8ea72  rgb(248, 234, 114)  hsl(54, 91%, 71%)  Straw
#7280f8  rgb(114, 128, 248)  hsl(234, 91%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#72f8ea  rgb(114, 248, 234)  hsl(174, 91%, 71%)  Turquoise Blue
#ea72f8  rgb(234, 114, 248)  hsl(294, 91%, 71%)  Heliotrope