All About Color Straw

#E4D96F

Straw is a warm and golden yellow color. It represents warmth and brightness, perfect for creating a sunny and inviting space.

About Straw

Straw is a light yellow color with the hex code #E4D96F. In RGB it is red 228, green 217, blue 111; in HSL it is hue 54°, saturation 68%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 0%, 5%, 51%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 1.45:1 on white and 14.45:1 on black.

#E4D96F Color Conversion

Hex tripletE4, D9, 6F
CMYK0.00%, 4.82%, 51.32%, 10.59%
RGB Decimal228, 217, 111
HSL54°, 68%, 66%
RGB Octal344, 331, 157
HSV (HSB)54.36°, 51.32%, 89.41%
RGB Binary11100100, 11011001, 1101111
CIE-L*AB85.64, -9.95, 52.97
RGB Percent89.41%, 85.10%, 43.53%
CIE-L*CH85.64, 53.90, 100.64
XYZ59.68, 67.27, 24.88
CIE-L*UV85.64, 12.20, 68.13
xyY0.39, 0.44, 67.27
Hunter-Lab82.02, -13.65, 39.43
RYB48.29%, 89.41%, 43.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#E4D96F on a dark background: contrast 14.45:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#E4D96F on a light background: contrast 1.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Straw, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Straw. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#E4D96F · #F2ECBA · #CEBD27 · #6D79E3 · #BAC0F2

Analogous palette

#E36D79 · #E39D6D · #E4D96F · #B4E36D · #79E36D

Triadic palette

#E4D96F · #6DE3D7 · #D76DE3 · #F2ECBA · #BAF2EC

Tetradic palette

#E4D96F · #6DE39D · #6D79E3 · #E36DB4 · #CEBD27

Monochromatic palette

#9A8E1D · #D7C62D · #E4D96F · #EFE9AE · #FBF9EA

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