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#FCD545

#fcd545 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcd545 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 83.53% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.48% magenta, 72.62% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 47.21°, with 96.83% saturation and 62.94% 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 14.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.6871

Complementary

  1. #fcd545
  2. #456cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcd545
  2. #45c8fc
  3. #7945fc

Analogous

  1. #fc7945
  2. #fcd545
  3. #c8fc45

Triadic

  1. #fcd545
  2. #45fcd5
  3. #d545fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcd545
  2. #6cfc45
  3. #456cfc
  4. #d545fc

Square

  1. #fcd545
  2. #45fc79
  3. #456cfc
  4. #fc45c8

Monochromatic

  1. #a58303
  2. #f1be04
  3. #fcd545
  4. #fde690
  5. #fef7dc

Shades

#fcd545 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcd545
  2. #e3c03e
  3. #caaa37
  4. #b09530
  5. #978029
  6. #7e6b23
  7. #65551c
  8. #4c4015
  9. #322b0e
  10. #191507
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcd545 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcd545
  2. #fcd958
  3. #fddd6a
  4. #fde27d
  5. #fde68f
  6. #feeaa2
  7. #feeeb5
  8. #fef2c7
  9. #fef7da
  10. #fffbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcd545 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcd545
  2. #f0cd4b
  3. #e3c451
  4. #d7bc57
  5. #cab35d
  6. #beab63
  7. #b2a268
  8. #a59a6e
  9. #999174
  10. #8c897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd12e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc4b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2d338 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8da4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcb98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcd545 {
  color: #fcd545;
}
Background
.bg-fcd545 {
  background-color: #fcd545;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcd545 {
  border: 2px solid #fcd545;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcd545;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 213 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 97% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcd545 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcd545, #c8fc45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcd545 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 213 69 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.68 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.18 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.23 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.35 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.46 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.04 #032aba Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fcd545  rgb(252, 213, 69)  hsl(47, 97%, 63%)  Mustard
#456cfc  rgb(69, 108, 252)  hsl(227, 97%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#45fcd5  rgb(69, 252, 213)  hsl(167, 97%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#d545fc  rgb(213, 69, 252)  hsl(287, 97%, 63%)  Fuchsia