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#FDD255

#fdd255 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdd255 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 82.35% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 66.4% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.64°, with 97.67% saturation and 66.27% 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 14.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.6763

Complementary

  1. #fdd255
  2. #5580fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdd255
  2. #55d4fd
  3. #7e55fd

Analogous

  1. #fd7e55
  2. #fdd255
  3. #d4fd55

Triadic

  1. #fdd255
  2. #55fdd2
  3. #d255fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdd255
  2. #80fd55
  3. #5580fd
  4. #d255fd

Square

  1. #fdd255
  2. #55fd7e
  3. #5580fd
  4. #fd55d4

Monochromatic

  1. #b78902
  2. #fcbe09
  3. #fdd255
  4. #fee6a1
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#fdd255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdd255
  2. #e4bd4d
  3. #caa844
  4. #b1933c
  5. #987e33
  6. #7f692b
  7. #655422
  8. #4c3f1a
  9. #332a11
  10. #191509
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdd255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdd255
  2. #fdd766
  3. #fddb77
  4. #fee088
  5. #fee499
  6. #fee9aa
  7. #feedbb
  8. #fef2cc
  9. #fff6dd
  10. #fffbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdd255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdd255
  2. #f1ca59
  3. #e4c25e
  4. #d8b962
  5. #cbb166
  6. #bfa96b
  7. #b2a16f
  8. #a69973
  9. #999077
  10. #8d887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d5b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d046 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dc5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc1b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d14c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d859 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc89a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdd255 {
  color: #fdd255;
}
Background
.bg-fdd255 {
  background-color: #fdd255;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdd255 {
  border: 2px solid #fdd255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdd255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 210 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdd255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdd255, #d4fd55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdd255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 210 85 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.75 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.06 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.25 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.83 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.42 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.95 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.49 #022daa Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fdd255  rgb(253, 210, 85)  hsl(45, 98%, 66%)  Mustard
#5580fd  rgb(85, 128, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 66%)  Brandeis Blue
#55fdd2  rgb(85, 253, 210)  hsl(165, 98%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#d255fd  rgb(210, 85, 253)  hsl(285, 98%, 66%)  Heliotrope