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#FEDD4E

#fedd4e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fedd4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.99% magenta, 69.29% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 48.75°, with 98.88% saturation and 65.1% 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 15.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.53.

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Relative luminance0.7333

Complementary

  1. #fedd4e
  2. #4e6ffe

Split complementary

  1. #fedd4e
  2. #4ec7fe
  3. #854efe

Analogous

  1. #fe854e
  2. #fedd4e
  3. #c7fe4e

Triadic

  1. #fedd4e
  2. #4efedd
  3. #dd4efe

Tetradic

  1. #fedd4e
  2. #6ffe4e
  3. #4e6ffe
  4. #dd4efe

Square

  1. #fedd4e
  2. #4efe85
  3. #4e6ffe
  4. #fe4ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #b29101
  2. #fece02
  3. #fedd4e
  4. #feec9a
  5. #fffae6

Shades

#fedd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fedd4e
  2. #e5c746
  3. #cbb13e
  4. #b29b37
  5. #98852f
  6. #7f6f27
  7. #66581f
  8. #4c4217
  9. #332c10
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fedd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fedd4e
  2. #fee060
  3. #fee471
  4. #fee783
  5. #feeb95
  6. #ffeea7
  7. #fff1b8
  8. #fff5ca
  9. #fff8dc
  10. #fffced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fedd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fedd4e
  2. #f1d453
  3. #e5ca58
  4. #d8c15d
  5. #ccb862
  6. #bfaf67
  7. #b2a56c
  8. #a69c71
  9. #999376
  10. #8d897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecdeb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d839 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe356 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffccc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7da43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fce153 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd39f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fedd4e {
  color: #fedd4e;
}
Background
.bg-fedd4e {
  background-color: #fedd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fedd4e {
  border: 2px solid #fedd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fedd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fedd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fedd4e, #c7fe4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fedd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.53 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.02 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.51 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.86 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.92 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.40 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.05 #0122b1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Mustard
#fedd4e  rgb(254, 221, 78)  hsl(49, 99%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e6ffe  rgb(78, 111, 254)  hsl(229, 99%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4efedd  rgb(78, 254, 221)  hsl(169, 99%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#dd4efe  rgb(221, 78, 254)  hsl(289, 99%, 65%)  Fuchsia