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#FCDB4F

#fcdb4f ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcdb4f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 85.88% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.1% magenta, 68.65% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 48.55°, with 96.65% saturation and 64.9% 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 15.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.7192

Complementary

  1. #fcdb4f
  2. #4f70fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcdb4f
  2. #4fc7fc
  3. #844ffc

Analogous

  1. #fc844f
  2. #fcdb4f
  3. #c7fc4f

Triadic

  1. #fcdb4f
  2. #4ffcdb
  3. #db4ffc

Tetradic

  1. #fcdb4f
  2. #70fc4f
  3. #4f70fc
  4. #db4ffc

Square

  1. #fcdb4f
  2. #4ffc84
  3. #4f70fc
  4. #fc4fc7

Monochromatic

  1. #af8e03
  2. #facb04
  3. #fcdb4f
  4. #fdea9a
  5. #fffae5

Shades

#fcdb4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcdb4f
  2. #e3c547
  3. #caaf3f
  4. #b09937
  5. #97832f
  6. #7e6e28
  7. #655820
  8. #4c4218
  9. #322c10
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcdb4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcdb4f
  2. #fcdf61
  3. #fde272
  4. #fde684
  5. #fde995
  6. #feeda7
  7. #fef1b9
  8. #fef4ca
  9. #fef8dc
  10. #fffbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcdb4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcdb4f
  2. #f0d254
  3. #e3c959
  4. #d7c05e
  5. #cab763
  6. #beae68
  7. #b2a46c
  8. #a59b71
  9. #999276
  10. #8c897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eadcb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d73b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e157 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcbbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5d844 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fadf54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd19e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcdb4f {
  color: #fcdb4f;
}
Background
.bg-fcdb4f {
  background-color: #fcdb4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcdb4f {
  border: 2px solid #fcdb4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcdb4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 219 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcdb4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcdb4f, #c7fc4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcdb4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 219 79 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.28 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.66 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.91 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.99 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.25 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.41 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.81 #0324b0 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Mustard
#fcdb4f  rgb(252, 219, 79)  hsl(49, 97%, 65%)  Mustard
#4f70fc  rgb(79, 112, 252)  hsl(229, 97%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ffcdb  rgb(79, 252, 219)  hsl(169, 97%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#db4ffc  rgb(219, 79, 252)  hsl(289, 97%, 65%)  Fuchsia