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#FDD951

#fdd951 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdd951 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 85.1% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 67.98% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 47.44°, with 97.73% saturation and 65.49% 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 15.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 0.69.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.711

Complementary

  1. #fdd951
  2. #5175fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdd951
  2. #51cbfd
  3. #8351fd

Analogous

  1. #fd8351
  2. #fdd951
  3. #cbfd51

Triadic

  1. #fdd951
  2. #51fdd9
  3. #d951fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdd951
  2. #75fd51
  3. #5175fd
  4. #d951fd

Square

  1. #fdd951
  2. #51fd83
  3. #5175fd
  4. #fd51cb

Monochromatic

  1. #b38e02
  2. #fcc805
  3. #fdd951
  4. #feea9d
  5. #fffae8

Shades

#fdd951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdd951
  2. #e4c349
  3. #caae41
  4. #b19839
  5. #988231
  6. #7f6d29
  7. #655720
  8. #4c4118
  9. #332b10
  10. #191608
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdd951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdd951
  2. #fddd62
  3. #fde174
  4. #fee485
  5. #fee897
  6. #feeca8
  7. #fef0b9
  8. #fef4cb
  9. #fff7dc
  10. #fffbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdd951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdd951
  2. #f1d056
  3. #e4c75a
  4. #d8be5f
  5. #cbb564
  6. #bfad69
  7. #b2a46d
  8. #a69b72
  9. #999277
  10. #8d897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eadab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd53f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e058 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5d747 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fadd55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcf9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdd951 {
  color: #fdd951;
}
Background
.bg-fdd951 {
  background-color: #fdd951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdd951 {
  border: 2px solid #fdd951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdd951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 217 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdd951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdd951, #cbfd51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdd951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 217 81 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 0.69 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.53 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.71 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.09 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.45 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.58 #0226ae Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Mustard
#fdd951  rgb(253, 217, 81)  hsl(47, 98%, 65%)  Mustard
#5175fd  rgb(81, 117, 253)  hsl(227, 98%, 65%)  Brandeis Blue
#51fdd9  rgb(81, 253, 217)  hsl(167, 98%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#d951fd  rgb(217, 81, 253)  hsl(287, 98%, 65%)  Fuchsia