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#FBDB4E

#fbdb4e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbdb4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 85.88% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.75% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 48.9°, with 95.58% saturation and 64.51% 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 15.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.7172

Complementary

  1. #fbdb4e
  2. #4e6efb

Split complementary

  1. #fbdb4e
  2. #4ec5fb
  3. #844efb

Analogous

  1. #fb844e
  2. #fbdb4e
  3. #c5fb4e

Triadic

  1. #fbdb4e
  2. #4efbdb
  3. #db4efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbdb4e
  2. #6efb4e
  3. #4e6efb
  4. #db4efb

Square

  1. #fbdb4e
  2. #4efb84
  3. #4e6efb
  4. #fb4ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #ac8d04
  2. #f7ca06
  3. #fbdb4e
  4. #fdea99
  5. #fef9e4

Shades

#fbdb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbdb4e
  2. #e2c546
  3. #c9af3e
  4. #b09937
  5. #97832f
  6. #7e6e27
  7. #64581f
  8. #4b4217
  9. #322c10
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbdb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbdb4e
  2. #fbdf60
  3. #fce271
  4. #fce683
  5. #fde995
  6. #fdeda7
  7. #fdf1b8
  8. #fef4ca
  9. #fef8dc
  10. #fffbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbdb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbdb4e
  2. #efd253
  3. #e2c958
  4. #d6c05d
  5. #cab762
  6. #beae67
  7. #b1a46c
  8. #a59b71
  9. #999276
  10. #8c897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9dcb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d63a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e156 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5d843 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fade53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd19e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbdb4e {
  color: #fbdb4e;
}
Background
.bg-fbdb4e {
  background-color: #fbdb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbdb4e {
  border: 2px solid #fbdb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbdb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 219 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbdb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbdb4e, #c5fb4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbdb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 219 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.54 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.76 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.77 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.00 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.14 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.86 #0424b1 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Mustard
#fbdb4e  rgb(251, 219, 78)  hsl(49, 96%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e6efb  rgb(78, 110, 251)  hsl(229, 96%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efbdb  rgb(78, 251, 219)  hsl(169, 96%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#db4efb  rgb(219, 78, 251)  hsl(289, 96%, 65%)  Fuchsia