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#FBD14E

#fbd14e ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbd14e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 81.96% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.73% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.43°, with 95.58% saturation and 64.51% 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 2.61.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6666

Complementary

  1. #fbd14e
  2. #4e78fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbd14e
  2. #4ecffb
  3. #7a4efb

Analogous

  1. #fb7a4e
  2. #fbd14e
  3. #cffb4e

Triadic

  1. #fbd14e
  2. #4efbd1
  3. #d14efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbd14e
  2. #78fb4e
  3. #4e78fb
  4. #d14efb

Square

  1. #fbd14e
  2. #4efb7a
  3. #4e78fb
  4. #fb4ecf

Monochromatic

  1. #ac8304
  2. #f7bc06
  3. #fbd14e
  4. #fde499
  5. #fef8e4

Shades

#fbd14e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbd14e
  2. #e2bc46
  3. #c9a73e
  4. #b09237
  5. #977d2f
  6. #7e6927
  7. #64541f
  8. #4b3f17
  9. #322a10
  10. #191508
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbd14e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbd14e
  2. #fbd660
  3. #fcda71
  4. #fcdf83
  5. #fde395
  6. #fde8a7
  7. #fdedb8
  8. #fef1ca
  9. #fef6dc
  10. #fffaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbd14e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbd14e
  2. #efc953
  3. #e2c158
  4. #d6b95d
  5. #cab162
  6. #bea967
  7. #b1a06c
  8. #a59871
  9. #999076
  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 #e5d4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7ce3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2da55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc0b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0cf44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d752 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbd14e {
  color: #fbd14e;
}
Background
.bg-fbd14e {
  background-color: #fbd14e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbd14e {
  border: 2px solid #fbd14e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbd14e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 209 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbd14e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbd14e, #cffb4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbd14e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 209 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.61 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.76 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.15 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.44 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.67 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.31 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.86 #042eb1 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fbd14e  rgb(251, 209, 78)  hsl(45, 96%, 65%)  Mustard
#4e78fb  rgb(78, 120, 251)  hsl(225, 96%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#4efbd1  rgb(78, 251, 209)  hsl(165, 96%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#d14efb  rgb(209, 78, 251)  hsl(285, 96%, 65%)  Medium Orchid