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#FBD159

#fbd159 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbd159 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.73% magenta, 64.54% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 44.44°, with 95.29% saturation and 66.67% 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 14.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.6683

Complementary

  1. #fbd159
  2. #5983fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbd159
  2. #59d4fb
  3. #8059fb

Analogous

  1. #fb8059
  2. #fbd159
  3. #d4fb59

Triadic

  1. #fbd159
  2. #59fbd1
  3. #d159fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbd159
  2. #83fb59
  3. #5983fb
  4. #d159fb

Square

  1. #fbd159
  2. #59fb80
  3. #5983fb
  4. #fb59d4

Monochromatic

  1. #b78804
  2. #f9bc0e
  3. #fbd159
  4. #fde6a4
  5. #fff9eb

Shades

#fbd159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbd159
  2. #e2bc50
  3. #c9a747
  4. #b0923e
  5. #977d35
  6. #7e692d
  7. #645424
  8. #4b3f1b
  9. #322a12
  10. #191509
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbd159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbd159
  2. #fbd66a
  3. #fcda7a
  4. #fcdf8b
  5. #fde39b
  6. #fde8ac
  7. #fdedbd
  8. #fef1cd
  9. #fef6de
  10. #fffaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbd159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbd159
  2. #efc95d
  3. #e2c161
  4. #d6b965
  5. #cab169
  6. #bea96d
  7. #b1a070
  8. #a59874
  9. #999078
  10. #8c887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5d4b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cf4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc1b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5d75c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc89a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbd159 {
  color: #fbd159;
}
Background
.bg-fbd159 {
  background-color: #fbd159;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbd159 {
  border: 2px solid #fbd159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbd159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 209 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 95% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbd159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbd159, #d4fb59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbd159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 209 89 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.00 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.98 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.78 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.49 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.51 #042ea6 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fbd159  rgb(251, 209, 89)  hsl(44, 95%, 67%)  Mustard
#5983fb  rgb(89, 131, 251)  hsl(224, 95%, 67%)  United Nations Blue
#59fbd1  rgb(89, 251, 209)  hsl(164, 95%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#d159fb  rgb(209, 89, 251)  hsl(284, 95%, 67%)  Heliotrope