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#FBD157

#fbd157 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbd157 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.73% magenta, 65.34% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 44.63°, with 95.35% saturation and 66.27% 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 14.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.668

Complementary

  1. #fbd157
  2. #5781fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbd157
  2. #57d3fb
  3. #7f57fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7f57
  2. #fbd157
  3. #d3fb57

Triadic

  1. #fbd157
  2. #57fbd1
  3. #d157fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbd157
  2. #81fb57
  3. #5781fb
  4. #d157fb

Square

  1. #fbd157
  2. #57fb7f
  3. #5781fb
  4. #fb57d3

Monochromatic

  1. #b58704
  2. #f9bd0c
  3. #fbd157
  4. #fde5a2
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#fbd157 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbd157
  2. #e2bc4e
  3. #c9a746
  4. #b0923d
  5. #977d34
  6. #7e692c
  7. #645423
  8. #4b3f1a
  9. #322a11
  10. #191509
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbd157 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbd157
  2. #fbd668
  3. #fcda79
  4. #fcdf89
  5. #fde39a
  6. #fde8ab
  7. #fdedbc
  8. #fef1cd
  9. #fef6dd
  10. #fffaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbd157 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbd157
  2. #efc95b
  3. #e2c15f
  4. #d6b963
  5. #cab167
  6. #bea96c
  7. #b1a070
  8. #a59874
  9. #999078
  10. #8c887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5d4b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cf49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc1b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd04f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d75a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc79a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbd157 {
  color: #fbd157;
}
Background
.bg-fbd157 {
  background-color: #fbd157;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbd157 {
  border: 2px solid #fbd157;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbd157;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 209 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbd157 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbd157, #d3fb57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbd157 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 209 87 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.22 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.33 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.85 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.57 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.26 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.61 #042ea8 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fbd157  rgb(251, 209, 87)  hsl(45, 95%, 66%)  Mustard
#5781fb  rgb(87, 129, 251)  hsl(225, 95%, 66%)  United Nations Blue
#57fbd1  rgb(87, 251, 209)  hsl(165, 95%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#d157fb  rgb(209, 87, 251)  hsl(285, 95%, 66%)  Heliotrope