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#FAD659

#fad659 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fad659 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 83.92% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.4% magenta, 64.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 46.58°, with 94.15% saturation and 66.47% 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 14.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.6914

Complementary

  1. #fad659
  2. #597dfa

Split complementary

  1. #fad659
  2. #59cefa
  3. #8559fa

Analogous

  1. #fa8559
  2. #fad659
  3. #cefa59

Triadic

  1. #fad659
  2. #59fad6
  3. #d659fa

Tetradic

  1. #fad659
  2. #7dfa59
  3. #597dfa
  4. #d659fa

Square

  1. #fad659
  2. #59fa85
  3. #597dfa
  4. #fa59ce

Monochromatic

  1. #b58d05
  2. #f8c40f
  3. #fad659
  4. #fce8a3
  5. #fefaeb

Shades

#fad659 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fad659
  2. #e1c150
  3. #c8ab47
  4. #af963e
  5. #968035
  6. #7d6b2d
  7. #645624
  8. #4b401b
  9. #322b12
  10. #191509
  11. #000000

Tints

#fad659 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fad659
  2. #fbda6a
  3. #fbde7a
  4. #fce28b
  5. #fce69b
  6. #fdebac
  7. #fdefbd
  8. #fef3cd
  9. #fef7de
  10. #fffbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fad659 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fad659
  2. #eecd5d
  3. #e2c561
  4. #d5bc65
  5. #c9b469
  6. #bdab6d
  7. #b1a270
  8. #a59a74
  9. #989178
  10. #8c897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d8b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd34a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dd5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc6bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d451 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7da5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcd9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fad659 {
  color: #fad659;
}
Background
.bg-fad659 {
  background-color: #fad659;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fad659 {
  border: 2px solid #fad659;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fad659;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 214 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fad659 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fad659, #cefa59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fad659 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 214 89 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.28 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.31 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.55 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.77 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.96 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.08 #0529a6 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fad659  rgb(250, 214, 89)  hsl(47, 94%, 66%)  Mustard
#597dfa  rgb(89, 125, 250)  hsl(227, 94%, 66%)  Brandeis Blue
#59fad6  rgb(89, 250, 214)  hsl(167, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#d659fa  rgb(214, 89, 250)  hsl(287, 94%, 66%)  Heliotrope