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#FBD840

#fbd840 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbd840 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 84.71% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.94% magenta, 74.5% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 48.77°, with 95.9% saturation and 61.76% 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 15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.6999

Complementary

  1. #fbd840
  2. #4063fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbd840
  2. #40c0fb
  3. #7a40fb

Analogous

  1. #fb7a40
  2. #fbd840
  3. #c0fb40

Triadic

  1. #fbd840
  2. #40fbd8
  3. #d840fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbd840
  2. #63fb40
  3. #4063fb
  4. #d840fb

Square

  1. #fbd840
  2. #40fb7a
  3. #4063fb
  4. #fb40c0

Monochromatic

  1. #9f8203
  2. #eabf05
  3. #fbd840
  4. #fde78b
  5. #fef7d6

Shades

#fbd840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbd840
  2. #e2c23a
  3. #c9ad33
  4. #b0972d
  5. #978226
  6. #7e6c20
  7. #64561a
  8. #4b4113
  9. #322b0d
  10. #191606
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbd840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbd840
  2. #fbdc53
  3. #fce066
  4. #fce479
  5. #fde88c
  6. #fdeca0
  7. #fdefb3
  8. #fef3c6
  9. #fef7d9
  10. #fffbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbd840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbd840
  2. #efcf46
  3. #e2c64d
  4. #d6be53
  5. #cab55a
  6. #beac60
  7. #b1a366
  8. #a59a6d
  9. #999273
  10. #8c897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8d9b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd423 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7df4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc7bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4d531 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9dc46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffce99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbd840 {
  color: #fbd840;
}
Background
.bg-fbd840 {
  background-color: #fbd840;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbd840 {
  border: 2px solid #fbd840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbd840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 216 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbd840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbd840, #c0fb40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbd840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 216 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.70 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.73 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 2.82 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.21 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.70 #0427bf Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Mustard
#fbd840  rgb(251, 216, 64)  hsl(49, 96%, 62%)  Mustard
#4063fb  rgb(64, 99, 251)  hsl(229, 96%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#40fbd8  rgb(64, 251, 216)  hsl(169, 96%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#d840fb  rgb(216, 64, 251)  hsl(289, 96%, 62%)  Fuchsia