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#FFDC4E

#ffdc4e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffdc4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 86.27% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 48.14°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 15.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.17.

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Relative luminance0.73

Complementary

  1. #ffdc4e
  2. #4e71ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffdc4e
  2. #4ec9ff
  3. #834eff

Analogous

  1. #ff834e
  2. #ffdc4e
  3. #c9ff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffdc4e
  2. #4effdc
  3. #dc4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffdc4e
  2. #71ff4e
  3. #4e71ff
  4. #dc4eff

Square

  1. #ffdc4e
  2. #4eff83
  3. #4e71ff
  4. #ff4ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #b49000
  2. #ffcd01
  3. #ffdc4e
  4. #ffeb9a
  5. #fffae7

Shades

#ffdc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffdc4e
  2. #e6c646
  3. #ccb03e
  4. #b39a37
  5. #99842f
  6. #806e27
  7. #66581f
  8. #4d4217
  9. #332c10
  10. #1a1608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffdc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffdc4e
  2. #ffe060
  3. #ffe371
  4. #ffe783
  5. #ffea95
  6. #ffeea7
  7. #fff1b8
  8. #fff5ca
  9. #fff8dc
  10. #fffced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffdc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffdc4e
  2. #f2d353
  3. #e6ca58
  4. #d9c05d
  5. #ccb762
  6. #c0ae67
  7. #b3a56c
  8. #a69c71
  9. #999276
  10. #8d897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecddb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d83a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe356 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcbbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7d943 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fde053 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd29e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffdc4e {
  color: #ffdc4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffdc4e {
  background-color: #ffdc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffdc4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffdc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffdc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 220 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffdc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffdc4e, #c9ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffdc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 220 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.17 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.96 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.87 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.73 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.13 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.76 #0023b1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Mustard
#ffdc4e  rgb(255, 220, 78)  hsl(48, 100%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e71ff  rgb(78, 113, 255)  hsl(228, 100%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4effdc  rgb(78, 255, 220)  hsl(168, 100%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#dc4eff  rgb(220, 78, 255)  hsl(288, 100%, 65%)  Fuchsia