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#FFDE4E

#ffde4e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffde4e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 87.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 48.81°, 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 15.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.7405

Complementary

  1. #ffde4e
  2. #4e6fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffde4e
  2. #4ec8ff
  3. #854eff

Analogous

  1. #ff854e
  2. #ffde4e
  3. #c8ff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffde4e
  2. #4effde
  3. #de4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffde4e
  2. #6fff4e
  3. #4e6fff
  4. #de4eff

Square

  1. #ffde4e
  2. #4eff85
  3. #4e6fff
  4. #ff4ec8

Monochromatic

  1. #b49200
  2. #ffd001
  3. #ffde4e
  4. #ffec9a
  5. #fffbe7

Shades

#ffde4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffde4e
  2. #e6c846
  3. #ccb23e
  4. #b39b37
  5. #99852f
  6. #806f27
  7. #66591f
  8. #4d4317
  9. #332c10
  10. #1a1608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffde4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffde4e
  2. #ffe160
  3. #ffe571
  4. #ffe883
  5. #ffeb95
  6. #ffefa7
  7. #fff2b8
  8. #fff5ca
  9. #fff8dc
  10. #fffced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffde4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffde4e
  2. #f2d553
  3. #e6cb58
  4. #d9c25d
  5. #ccb862
  6. #c0af67
  7. #b3a66c
  8. #a69c71
  9. #999376
  10. #8d897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eddfb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d939 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde456 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9db42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fee253 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd4a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffde4e {
  color: #ffde4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffde4e {
  background-color: #ffde4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffde4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffde4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffde4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 222 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffde4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffde4e, #c8ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffde4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 222 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.67 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.19 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.37 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.82 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.86 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.03 #0021b1 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Mustard
#ffde4e  rgb(255, 222, 78)  hsl(49, 100%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e6fff  rgb(78, 111, 255)  hsl(229, 100%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4effde  rgb(78, 255, 222)  hsl(169, 100%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#de4eff  rgb(222, 78, 255)  hsl(289, 100%, 65%)  Fuchsia