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#FDD442

#fdd442 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdd442 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 83.14% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.21% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 46.84°, with 97.91% saturation and 62.55% 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 14.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6836

Complementary

  1. #fdd442
  2. #426bfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdd442
  2. #42c9fd
  3. #7642fd

Analogous

  1. #fd7642
  2. #fdd442
  3. #c9fd42

Triadic

  1. #fdd442
  2. #42fdd4
  3. #d442fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdd442
  2. #6bfd42
  3. #426bfd
  4. #d442fd

Square

  1. #fdd442
  2. #42fd76
  3. #426bfd
  4. #fd42c9

Monochromatic

  1. #a48102
  2. #f0bc03
  3. #fdd442
  4. #fee58e
  5. #fff6d9

Shades

#fdd442 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdd442
  2. #e4bf3b
  3. #caaa35
  4. #b1942e
  5. #987f28
  6. #7f6a21
  7. #65551a
  8. #4c4014
  9. #332a0d
  10. #191507
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdd442 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdd442
  2. #fdd855
  3. #fddd68
  4. #fee17b
  5. #fee58e
  6. #feeaa1
  7. #feeeb3
  8. #fef2c6
  9. #fff6d9
  10. #fffbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdd442 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdd442
  2. #f1cc48
  3. #e4c34e
  4. #d8bb55
  5. #cbb25b
  6. #bfaa61
  7. #b2a267
  8. #a6996d
  9. #999174
  10. #8d887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8d6b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd129 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc3b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2d234 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8d947 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffca97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdd442 {
  color: #fdd442;
}
Background
.bg-fdd442 {
  background-color: #fdd442;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdd442 {
  border: 2px solid #fdd442;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdd442;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 212 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdd442 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdd442, #c9fd42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdd442 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 212 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.28 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.92 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 2.94 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.96 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.14 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.28 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.98 #022bbd Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fdd442  rgb(253, 212, 66)  hsl(47, 98%, 63%)  Mustard
#426bfd  rgb(66, 107, 253)  hsl(227, 98%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#42fdd4  rgb(66, 253, 212)  hsl(167, 98%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#d442fd  rgb(212, 66, 253)  hsl(287, 98%, 63%)  Fuchsia