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#F8D252

#f8d252 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8d252 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 82.35% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 66.94% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 46.27°, with 92.22% saturation and 64.71% 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6666

Complementary

  1. #f8d252
  2. #5278f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8d252
  2. #52cbf8
  3. #7f52f8

Analogous

  1. #f87f52
  2. #f8d252
  3. #cbf852

Triadic

  1. #f8d252
  2. #52f8d2
  3. #d252f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8d252
  2. #78f852
  3. #5278f8
  4. #d252f8

Square

  1. #f8d252
  2. #52f87f
  3. #5278f8
  4. #f852cb

Monochromatic

  1. #aa8507
  2. #f4be0a
  3. #f8d252
  4. #fbe59c
  5. #fef8e5

Shades

#f8d252 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8d252
  2. #dfbd4a
  3. #c6a842
  4. #ae9339
  5. #957e31
  6. #7c6929
  7. #635421
  8. #4a3f19
  9. #322a10
  10. #191508
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8d252 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8d252
  2. #f9d763
  3. #f9db75
  4. #fae086
  5. #fbe497
  6. #fce9a9
  7. #fcedba
  8. #fdf2cb
  9. #fef6dc
  10. #fefbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8d252 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8d252
  2. #ecca57
  3. #e0c25b
  4. #d4b960
  5. #c8b164
  6. #bca969
  7. #b0a16e
  8. #a49972
  9. #989077
  10. #8c887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4d4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cf42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc2b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed049 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4d756 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8d252 {
  color: #f8d252;
}
Background
.bg-f8d252 {
  background-color: #f8d252;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8d252 {
  border: 2px solid #f8d252;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8d252;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 210 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 92% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8d252 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8d252, #cbf852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8d252 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 210 82 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.08 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.97 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.12 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.65 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.96 #072dad Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Mustard
#f8d252  rgb(248, 210, 82)  hsl(46, 92%, 65%)  Mustard
#5278f8  rgb(82, 120, 248)  hsl(226, 92%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#52f8d2  rgb(82, 248, 210)  hsl(166, 92%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#d252f8  rgb(210, 82, 248)  hsl(286, 92%, 65%)  Medium Orchid