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#FCDC4E

#fcdc4e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcdc4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 86.27% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.7% magenta, 69.05% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 48.97°, 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 15.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7243

Complementary

  1. #fcdc4e
  2. #4e6efc

Split complementary

  1. #fcdc4e
  2. #4ec5fc
  3. #854efc

Analogous

  1. #fc854e
  2. #fcdc4e
  3. #c5fc4e

Triadic

  1. #fcdc4e
  2. #4efcdc
  3. #dc4efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcdc4e
  2. #6efc4e
  3. #4e6efc
  4. #dc4efc

Square

  1. #fcdc4e
  2. #4efc85
  3. #4e6efc
  4. #fc4ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #ae8f03
  2. #f9cc04
  3. #fcdc4e
  4. #fdeb99
  5. #fffae4

Shades

#fcdc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcdc4e
  2. #e3c646
  3. #cab03e
  4. #b09a37
  5. #97842f
  6. #7e6e27
  7. #65581f
  8. #4c4217
  9. #322c10
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcdc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcdc4e
  2. #fce060
  3. #fde371
  4. #fde783
  5. #fdea95
  6. #feeea7
  7. #fef1b8
  8. #fef5ca
  9. #fef8dc
  10. #fffced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcdc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcdc4e
  2. #f0d353
  3. #e3ca58
  4. #d7c05d
  5. #cab762
  6. #beae67
  7. #b2a56c
  8. #a59c71
  9. #999276
  10. #8c897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eaddb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d73a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae256 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffccbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6d943 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbdf53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd29e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcdc4e {
  color: #fcdc4e;
}
Background
.bg-fcdc4e {
  background-color: #fcdc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcdc4e {
  border: 2px solid #fcdc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcdc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 220 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcdc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcdc4e, #c5fc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcdc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 220 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.60 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.88 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.60 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.97 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.02 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.94 #0323b1 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Mustard
#fcdc4e  rgb(252, 220, 78)  hsl(49, 97%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e6efc  rgb(78, 110, 252)  hsl(229, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efcdc  rgb(78, 252, 220)  hsl(169, 97%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#dc4efc  rgb(220, 78, 252)  hsl(289, 97%, 65%)  Fuchsia