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#FCDA4E

#fcda4e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcda4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 85.49% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.49% magenta, 69.05% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 48.28°, with 96.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 15.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.7139

Complementary

  1. #fcda4e
  2. #4e70fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcda4e
  2. #4ec7fc
  3. #834efc

Analogous

  1. #fc834e
  2. #fcda4e
  3. #c7fc4e

Triadic

  1. #fcda4e
  2. #4efcda
  3. #da4efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcda4e
  2. #70fc4e
  3. #4e70fc
  4. #da4efc

Square

  1. #fcda4e
  2. #4efc83
  3. #4e70fc
  4. #fc4ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #ae8d03
  2. #f9c904
  3. #fcda4e
  4. #fdea99
  5. #fff9e4

Shades

#fcda4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcda4e
  2. #e3c446
  3. #caae3e
  4. #b09937
  5. #97832f
  6. #7e6d27
  7. #65571f
  8. #4c4117
  9. #322c10
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcda4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcda4e
  2. #fcde60
  3. #fde171
  4. #fde583
  5. #fde995
  6. #feeda7
  7. #fef0b8
  8. #fef4ca
  9. #fef8dc
  10. #fffbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcda4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcda4e
  2. #f0d153
  3. #e3c858
  4. #d7bf5d
  5. #cab662
  6. #bead67
  7. #b2a46c
  8. #a59b71
  9. #999276
  10. #8c897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9dbb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d63a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e056 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcabe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5d743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fade53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd09d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcda4e {
  color: #fcda4e;
}
Background
.bg-fcda4e {
  background-color: #fcda4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcda4e {
  border: 2px solid #fcda4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcda4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 218 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcda4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcda4e, #c7fc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcda4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 218 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.67 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.09 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.87 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.20 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.55 #0325b1 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Mustard
#fcda4e  rgb(252, 218, 78)  hsl(48, 97%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e70fc  rgb(78, 112, 252)  hsl(228, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efcda  rgb(78, 252, 218)  hsl(168, 97%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#da4efc  rgb(218, 78, 252)  hsl(288, 97%, 65%)  Fuchsia