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#FDD259

#fdd259 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdd259 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 64.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.27°, with 97.62% saturation and 67.06% 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 14.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.677

Complementary

  1. #fdd259
  2. #5984fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdd259
  2. #59d6fd
  3. #8059fd

Analogous

  1. #fd8059
  2. #fdd259
  3. #d6fd59

Triadic

  1. #fdd259
  2. #59fdd2
  3. #d259fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdd259
  2. #84fd59
  3. #5984fd
  4. #d259fd

Square

  1. #fdd259
  2. #59fd80
  3. #5984fd
  4. #fd59d6

Monochromatic

  1. #bb8a02
  2. #fcbe0d
  3. #fdd259
  4. #fee6a5
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#fdd259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdd259
  2. #e4bd50
  3. #caa847
  4. #b1933e
  5. #987e35
  6. #7f692d
  7. #655424
  8. #4c3f1b
  9. #332a12
  10. #191509
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdd259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdd259
  2. #fdd76a
  3. #fddb7a
  4. #fee08b
  5. #fee49b
  6. #fee9ac
  7. #feedbd
  8. #fef2cd
  9. #fff6de
  10. #fffbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdd259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdd259
  2. #f1ca5d
  3. #e4c261
  4. #d8b965
  5. #cbb169
  6. #bfa96d
  7. #b2a170
  8. #a69974
  9. #999078
  10. #8d887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d04b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dc5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc2b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d151 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7d85c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc89b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdd259 {
  color: #fdd259;
}
Background
.bg-fdd259 {
  background-color: #fdd259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdd259 {
  border: 2px solid #fdd259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdd259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 210 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdd259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdd259, #d6fd59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdd259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 210 89 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.95 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.35 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.38 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.06 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.84 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.40 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.61 #022da6 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fdd259  rgb(253, 210, 89)  hsl(44, 98%, 67%)  Mustard
#5984fd  rgb(89, 132, 253)  hsl(224, 98%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#59fdd2  rgb(89, 253, 210)  hsl(164, 98%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#d259fd  rgb(210, 89, 253)  hsl(284, 98%, 67%)  Heliotrope