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#fcdd4e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcdd4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.3% magenta, 69.05% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 49.31°, 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 15.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.7296

Complementary

  1. #fcdd4e
  2. #4e6dfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcdd4e
  2. #4ec4fc
  3. #864efc

Analogous

  1. #fc864e
  2. #fcdd4e
  3. #c4fc4e

Triadic

  1. #fcdd4e
  2. #4efcdd
  3. #dd4efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcdd4e
  2. #6dfc4e
  3. #4e6dfc
  4. #dd4efc

Square

  1. #fcdd4e
  2. #4efc86
  3. #4e6dfc
  4. #fc4ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #ae9003
  2. #f9ce04
  3. #fcdd4e
  4. #fdeb99
  5. #fffae4

Shades

#fcdd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcdd4e
  2. #e3c746
  3. #cab13e
  4. #b09b37
  5. #97852f
  6. #7e6f27
  7. #65581f
  8. #4c4217
  9. #322c10
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcdd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcdd4e
  2. #fce060
  3. #fde471
  4. #fde783
  5. #fdeb95
  6. #feeea7
  7. #fef1b8
  8. #fef5ca
  9. #fef8dc
  10. #fffced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcdd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcdd4e
  2. #f0d453
  3. #e3ca58
  4. #d7c15d
  5. #cab862
  6. #beaf67
  7. #b2a56c
  8. #a59c71
  9. #999376
  10. #8c897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebdeb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d839 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe256 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6da43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbe053 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd39f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcdd4e {
  color: #fcdd4e;
}
Background
.bg-fcdd4e {
  background-color: #fcdd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcdd4e {
  border: 2px solid #fcdd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcdd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcdd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcdd4e, #c4fc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcdd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.88 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.06 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.39 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.90 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.65 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.68 #0322b1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Mustard
#fcdd4e  rgb(252, 221, 78)  hsl(49, 97%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e6dfc  rgb(78, 109, 252)  hsl(229, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efcdd  rgb(78, 252, 221)  hsl(169, 97%, 65%)  Turquoise Blue
#dd4efc  rgb(221, 78, 252)  hsl(289, 97%, 65%)  Fuchsia