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#FDD459

#fdd459 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdd459 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.21% magenta, 64.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 45°, 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 14.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.6869

Complementary

  1. #fdd459
  2. #5982fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdd459
  2. #59d4fd
  3. #8259fd

Analogous

  1. #fd8259
  2. #fdd459
  3. #d4fd59

Triadic

  1. #fdd459
  2. #59fdd4
  3. #d459fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdd459
  2. #82fd59
  3. #5982fd
  4. #d459fd

Square

  1. #fdd459
  2. #59fd82
  3. #5982fd
  4. #fd59d4

Monochromatic

  1. #bb8d02
  2. #fcc00d
  3. #fdd459
  4. #fee8a5
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#fdd459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdd459
  2. #e4bf50
  3. #caaa47
  4. #b1943e
  5. #987f35
  6. #7f6a2d
  7. #655524
  8. #4c401b
  9. #332a12
  10. #191509
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdd459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdd459
  2. #fdd86a
  3. #fddd7a
  4. #fee18b
  5. #fee59b
  6. #feeaac
  7. #feeebd
  8. #fef2cd
  9. #fff6de
  10. #fffbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdd459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdd459
  2. #f1cc5d
  3. #e4c361
  4. #d8bb65
  5. #cbb269
  6. #bfaa6d
  7. #b2a270
  8. #a69974
  9. #999178
  10. #8d887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8d6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead14b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dd5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc4ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2d251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8d95c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffca9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdd459 {
  color: #fdd459;
}
Background
.bg-fdd459 {
  background-color: #fdd459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdd459 {
  border: 2px solid #fdd459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdd459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 212 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdd459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdd459, #d4fd59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdd459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 212 89 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.22 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.64 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.64 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.40 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.72 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.12 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.23 #022ba6 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fdd459  rgb(253, 212, 89)  hsl(45, 98%, 67%)  Mustard
#5982fd  rgb(89, 130, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#59fdd4  rgb(89, 253, 212)  hsl(165, 98%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#d459fd  rgb(212, 89, 253)  hsl(285, 98%, 67%)  Heliotrope