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#FCD45F

#fcd45f ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcd45f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 83.14% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.87% magenta, 62.3% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 44.71°, with 96.32% saturation and 68.04% 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 14.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6861

Complementary

  1. #fcd45f
  2. #5f87fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcd45f
  2. #5fd6fc
  3. #855ffc

Analogous

  1. #fc855f
  2. #fcd45f
  3. #d6fc5f

Triadic

  1. #fcd45f
  2. #5ffcd4
  3. #d45ffc

Tetradic

  1. #fcd45f
  2. #87fc5f
  3. #5f87fc
  4. #d45ffc

Square

  1. #fcd45f
  2. #5ffc85
  3. #5f87fc
  4. #fc5fd6

Monochromatic

  1. #be8f04
  2. #fbc014
  3. #fcd45f
  4. #fde8aa
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#fcd45f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcd45f
  2. #e3bf56
  3. #caaa4c
  4. #b09443
  5. #977f39
  6. #7e6a30
  7. #655526
  8. #4c401d
  9. #322a13
  10. #19150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcd45f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcd45f
  2. #fcd86f
  3. #fddd7f
  4. #fde18f
  5. #fde59f
  6. #feeaaf
  7. #feeebf
  8. #fef2cf
  9. #fef6df
  10. #fffbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcd45f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcd45f
  2. #f0cc62
  3. #e3c366
  4. #d7bb69
  5. #cab26c
  6. #beaa70
  7. #b2a273
  8. #a59976
  9. #999179
  10. #8c887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d152 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dd64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc4bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d258 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d962 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcb9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcd45f {
  color: #fcd45f;
}
Background
.bg-fcd45f {
  background-color: #fcd45f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcd45f {
  border: 2px solid #fcd45f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcd45f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 212 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 96% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcd45f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcd45f, #d6fc5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcd45f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 212 95 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.51 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.66 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.20 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.72 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.79 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.30 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.80 #032ba0 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fcd45f  rgb(252, 212, 95)  hsl(45, 96%, 68%)  Mustard
#5f87fc  rgb(95, 135, 252)  hsl(225, 96%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#5ffcd4  rgb(95, 252, 212)  hsl(165, 96%, 68%)  Aquamarine
#d45ffc  rgb(212, 95, 252)  hsl(285, 96%, 68%)  Heliotrope