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#FDD462

#fdd462 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdd462 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 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.21% magenta, 61.26% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.13°, with 97.48% saturation and 68.82% 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 14.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.6885

Complementary

  1. #fdd462
  2. #628bfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdd462
  2. #62d8fd
  3. #8662fd

Analogous

  1. #fd8662
  2. #fdd462
  3. #d8fd62

Triadic

  1. #fdd462
  2. #62fdd4
  3. #d462fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdd462
  2. #8bfd62
  3. #628bfd
  4. #d462fd

Square

  1. #fdd462
  2. #62fd86
  3. #628bfd
  4. #fd62d8

Monochromatic

  1. #c39002
  2. #fcbf16
  3. #fdd462
  4. #fee9ae
  5. #fff9eb

Shades

#fdd462 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdd462
  2. #e4bf58
  3. #caaa4e
  4. #b19445
  5. #987f3b
  6. #7f6a31
  7. #655527
  8. #4c401d
  9. #332a14
  10. #19150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdd462 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdd462
  2. #fdd872
  3. #fddd81
  4. #fee191
  5. #fee5a1
  6. #feeab1
  7. #feeec0
  8. #fef2d0
  9. #fff6e0
  10. #fffbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdd462 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdd462
  2. #f1cc65
  3. #e4c368
  4. #d8bb6b
  5. #cbb26e
  6. #bfaa71
  7. #b2a274
  8. #a69977
  9. #99917a
  10. #8d887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8d7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d256 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dd67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc4bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1d35b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7da65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcb9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdd462 {
  color: #fdd462;
}
Background
.bg-fdd462 {
  background-color: #fdd462;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdd462 {
  border: 2px solid #fdd462;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdd462;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 212 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 97% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdd462 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdd462, #d8fd62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdd462 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 212 98 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.93 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.07 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.34 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.74 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.95 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.68 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.18 #022b9d Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fdd462  rgb(253, 212, 98)  hsl(44, 97%, 69%)  Mustard
#628bfd  rgb(98, 139, 253)  hsl(224, 97%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#62fdd4  rgb(98, 253, 212)  hsl(164, 97%, 69%)  Aquamarine
#d462fd  rgb(212, 98, 253)  hsl(284, 97%, 69%)  Heliotrope