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#FCD953

#fcd953 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcd953 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.89% magenta, 67.06% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 47.57°, with 96.57% saturation and 65.69% 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 15.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 0.66.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7095

Complementary

  1. #fcd953
  2. #5376fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcd953
  2. #53cbfc
  3. #8553fc

Analogous

  1. #fc8553
  2. #fcd953
  3. #cbfc53

Triadic

  1. #fcd953
  2. #53fcd9
  3. #d953fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcd953
  2. #76fc53
  3. #5376fc
  4. #d953fc

Square

  1. #fcd953
  2. #53fc85
  3. #5376fc
  4. #fc53cb

Monochromatic

  1. #b38e03
  2. #fbc808
  3. #fcd953
  4. #fdea9e
  5. #fffae9

Shades

#fcd953 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcd953
  2. #e3c34b
  3. #caae42
  4. #b0983a
  5. #978232
  6. #7e6d2a
  7. #655721
  8. #4c4119
  9. #322b11
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcd953 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcd953
  2. #fcdd64
  3. #fde175
  4. #fde487
  5. #fde898
  6. #feeca9
  7. #fef0ba
  8. #fef4cb
  9. #fef7dd
  10. #fffbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcd953 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcd953
  2. #f0d058
  3. #e3c75c
  4. #d7be61
  5. #cab565
  6. #bead6a
  7. #b2a46e
  8. #a59b73
  9. #999277
  10. #8c897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9dab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd542 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e05a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4d749 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9dd57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcf9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcd953 {
  color: #fcd953;
}
Background
.bg-fcd953 {
  background-color: #fcd953;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcd953 {
  border: 2px solid #fcd953;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcd953;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 217 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 97% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcd953 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcd953, #cbfc53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcd953 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 217 83 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 0.66 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.24 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.77 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.32 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.62 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.81 #0326ac Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Mustard
#fcd953  rgb(252, 217, 83)  hsl(48, 97%, 66%)  Mustard
#5376fc  rgb(83, 118, 252)  hsl(228, 97%, 66%)  Brandeis Blue
#53fcd9  rgb(83, 252, 217)  hsl(168, 97%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#d953fc  rgb(217, 83, 252)  hsl(288, 97%, 66%)  Fuchsia