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#FCD94A

#fcd94a ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcd94a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 85.1% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.89% magenta, 70.63% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 48.2°, with 96.74% saturation and 63.92% 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 15.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.7082

Complementary

  1. #fcd94a
  2. #4a6dfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcd94a
  2. #4ac6fc
  3. #804afc

Analogous

  1. #fc804a
  2. #fcd94a
  3. #c6fc4a

Triadic

  1. #fcd94a
  2. #4afcd9
  3. #d94afc

Tetradic

  1. #fcd94a
  2. #6dfc4a
  3. #4a6dfc
  4. #d94afc

Square

  1. #fcd94a
  2. #4afc80
  3. #4a6dfc
  4. #fc4ac6

Monochromatic

  1. #aa8903
  2. #f5c604
  3. #fcd94a
  4. #fde995
  5. #fef9e0

Shades

#fcd94a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcd94a
  2. #e3c343
  3. #caae3b
  4. #b09834
  5. #97822c
  6. #7e6d25
  7. #65571e
  8. #4c4116
  9. #322b0f
  10. #191607
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcd94a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcd94a
  2. #fcdd5c
  3. #fde16e
  4. #fde480
  5. #fde892
  6. #feeca5
  7. #fef0b7
  8. #fef4c9
  9. #fef7db
  10. #fffbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcd94a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcd94a
  2. #f0d04f
  3. #e3c755
  4. #d7be5a
  5. #cab560
  6. #bead65
  7. #b2a46a
  8. #a59b70
  9. #999275
  10. #8c897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9dab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd534 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e052 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc8bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4d63e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fadd4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcf9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcd94a {
  color: #fcd94a;
}
Background
.bg-fcd94a {
  background-color: #fcd94a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcd94a {
  border: 2px solid #fcd94a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcd94a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 217 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 97% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcd94a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcd94a, #c6fc4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcd94a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 217 74 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.34 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.08 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.52 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.81 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.17 #0326b5 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Mustard
#fcd94a  rgb(252, 217, 74)  hsl(48, 97%, 64%)  Mustard
#4a6dfc  rgb(74, 109, 252)  hsl(228, 97%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4afcd9  rgb(74, 252, 217)  hsl(168, 97%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#d94afc  rgb(217, 74, 252)  hsl(288, 97%, 64%)  Fuchsia