Straw is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #1b2690 |
| Complementary Color | #6f79e4 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Straw Color. The Garden Picket color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Indian Maize (#e4c14d) for more energetic effect. Try Gold Vein as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f79e4 is the best complementary color to Straw. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e4d96f complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chenin are #e49e6f and #b4e46f. Thus found on the left and right of #e4d96f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apricot and Yellow Green colors as they work well with Straw.
The split-complementary Straw palette consists of #9e6fe4 and #6fb4e4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f79e4). Try Medium Purple and Seagull colors in combination with #e4d96f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #e4d96f offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Straw. Thus Lavender and Aquamarine Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Pastel Green, and Deep Blush split by 90° on the color wheel. #e4d96f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Straw tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6f79e4) and two others. The Aquamarine Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sunglo – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6fe4d9 and #e46f79.
In a RGB color space, hex #e4d96f is made of 41% red, 39% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Straw has a hue angle of 54.36°, a saturation of 68.42% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e4d96f is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #e4d96f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(228,217,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 39%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 45.88, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(54.36,68.42%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54.36,51.32%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.6388,-9.9513,52.9714) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.677,67.2674,24.8775) |