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#FFDD4E

#ffdd4e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffdd4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 48.47°, 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 15.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.7352

Complementary

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #4e70ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #4ec9ff
  3. #844eff

Analogous

  1. #ff844e
  2. #ffdd4e
  3. #c9ff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #4effdd
  3. #dd4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #70ff4e
  3. #4e70ff
  4. #dd4eff

Square

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #4eff84
  3. #4e70ff
  4. #ff4ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #b49100
  2. #ffce01
  3. #ffdd4e
  4. #ffec9a
  5. #fffae7

Shades

#ffdd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #e6c746
  3. #ccb13e
  4. #b39b37
  5. #99852f
  6. #806f27
  7. #66581f
  8. #4d4217
  9. #332c10
  10. #1a1608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffdd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #ffe060
  3. #ffe471
  4. #ffe783
  5. #ffeb95
  6. #ffeea7
  7. #fff1b8
  8. #fff5ca
  9. #fff8dc
  10. #fffced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffdd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffdd4e
  2. #f2d453
  3. #e6ca58
  4. #d9c15d
  5. #ccb862
  6. #c0af67
  7. #b3a56c
  8. #a69c71
  9. #999376
  10. #8d897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecdeb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d939 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce356 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffccc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8da43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fde153 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd39f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffdd4e {
  color: #ffdd4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffdd4e {
  background-color: #ffdd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffdd4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffdd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffdd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffdd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffdd4e, #c9ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffdd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.40 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.61 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.78 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.96 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.97 #0022b1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Mustard
#ffdd4e  rgb(255, 221, 78)  hsl(48, 100%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e70ff  rgb(78, 112, 255)  hsl(228, 100%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4effdd  rgb(78, 255, 221)  hsl(168, 100%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#dd4eff  rgb(221, 78, 255)  hsl(288, 100%, 65%)  Fuchsia