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#FDD265

#fdd265 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdd265 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 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 60.08% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 43.03°, with 97.44% saturation and 69.41% 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 14.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6792

Complementary

  1. #fdd265
  2. #6590fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdd265
  2. #65dcfd
  3. #8665fd

Analogous

  1. #fd8665
  2. #fdd265
  3. #dcfd65

Triadic

  1. #fdd265
  2. #65fdd2
  3. #d265fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdd265
  2. #90fd65
  3. #6590fd
  4. #d265fd

Square

  1. #fdd265
  2. #65fd86
  3. #6590fd
  4. #fd65dc

Monochromatic

  1. #c68f03
  2. #fcbc19
  3. #fdd265
  4. #fee8b1
  5. #fff9eb

Shades

#fdd265 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdd265
  2. #e4bd5b
  3. #caa851
  4. #b19347
  5. #987e3d
  6. #7f6933
  7. #655428
  8. #4c3f1e
  9. #332a14
  10. #19150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdd265 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdd265
  2. #fdd774
  3. #fddb84
  4. #fee093
  5. #fee4a3
  6. #fee9b2
  7. #feedc1
  8. #fef2d1
  9. #fff6e0
  10. #fffbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdd265 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdd265
  2. #f1ca68
  3. #e4c26a
  4. #d8b96d
  5. #cbb170
  6. #bfa973
  7. #b2a175
  8. #a69978
  9. #99907b
  10. #8d887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7d5b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d05a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2dc69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc2ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0d15f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6d868 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffc99f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdd265 {
  color: #fdd265;
}
Background
.bg-fdd265 {
  background-color: #fdd265;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdd265 {
  border: 2px solid #fdd265;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdd265;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 210 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 97% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdd265 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdd265, #dcfd65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdd265 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 210 101 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.95 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.06 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.56 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.02 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.15 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.24 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.61 #022d9a Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fdd265  rgb(253, 210, 101)  hsl(43, 97%, 69%)  Mustard
#6590fd  rgb(101, 144, 253)  hsl(223, 97%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#65fdd2  rgb(101, 253, 210)  hsl(163, 97%, 69%)  Aquamarine
#d265fd  rgb(210, 101, 253)  hsl(283, 97%, 69%)  Heliotrope