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#F4CD50

#f4cd50 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f4cd50 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 80.39% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.98% magenta, 67.21% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 45.73°, with 88.17% saturation and 63.53% 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6347

Complementary

  1. #f4cd50
  2. #5077f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4cd50
  2. #50c9f4
  3. #7b50f4

Analogous

  1. #f47b50
  2. #f4cd50
  3. #c9f450

Triadic

  1. #f4cd50
  2. #50f4cd
  3. #cd50f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4cd50
  2. #77f450
  3. #5077f4
  4. #cd50f4

Square

  1. #f4cd50
  2. #50f47b
  3. #5077f4
  4. #f450c9

Monochromatic

  1. #a17d0a
  2. #e9b50f
  3. #f4cd50
  4. #f9e298
  5. #fdf6e0

Shades

#f4cd50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4cd50
  2. #dcb948
  3. #c3a440
  4. #ab9038
  5. #927b30
  6. #7a6728
  7. #625220
  8. #493e18
  9. #312910
  10. #181508
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4cd50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4cd50
  2. #f5d262
  3. #f6d773
  4. #f7dc85
  5. #f8e196
  6. #fae6a8
  7. #fbebb9
  8. #fcf0cb
  9. #fdf5dc
  10. #fefaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4cd50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4cd50
  2. #e8c555
  3. #ddbe5a
  4. #d1b65e
  5. #c6ae63
  6. #baa768
  7. #ae9f6d
  8. #a39772
  9. #978f76
  10. #8c887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0cfac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ca40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbdb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eacb47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efd254 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4cd50 {
  color: #f4cd50;
}
Background
.bg-f4cd50 {
  background-color: #f4cd50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4cd50 {
  border: 2px solid #f4cd50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4cd50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 205 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 88% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4cd50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4cd50, #c9f450);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4cd50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 205 80 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.29 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.33 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.34 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.87 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.53 #0b32af Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Mustard
#f4cd50  rgb(244, 205, 80)  hsl(46, 88%, 64%)  Mustard
#5077f4  rgb(80, 119, 244)  hsl(226, 88%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#50f4cd  rgb(80, 244, 205)  hsl(166, 88%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#cd50f4  rgb(205, 80, 244)  hsl(286, 88%, 64%)  Medium Orchid