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#FED56A

#fed56a ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fed56a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 83.53% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.14% magenta, 58.27% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 43.38°, with 98.67% saturation and 70.59% 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 14.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.697

Complementary

  1. #fed56a
  2. #6a93fe

Split complementary

  1. #fed56a
  2. #6addfe
  3. #8b6afe

Analogous

  1. #fe8b6a
  2. #fed56a
  3. #ddfe6a

Triadic

  1. #fed56a
  2. #6afed5
  3. #d56afe

Tetradic

  1. #fed56a
  2. #93fe6a
  3. #6a93fe
  4. #d56afe

Square

  1. #fed56a
  2. #6afe8b
  3. #6a93fe
  4. #fe6add

Monochromatic

  1. #ce9501
  2. #fdc01e
  3. #fed56a
  4. #ffeab6
  5. #fff9eb

Shades

#fed56a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fed56a
  2. #e5c05f
  3. #cbaa55
  4. #b2954a
  5. #988040
  6. #7f6b35
  7. #66552a
  8. #4c4020
  9. #332b15
  10. #19150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fed56a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fed56a
  2. #fed979
  3. #fedd88
  4. #fee297
  5. #fee6a6
  6. #ffeab5
  7. #ffeec3
  8. #fff2d2
  9. #fff7e1
  10. #fffbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fed56a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fed56a
  2. #f1cd6c
  3. #e5c46e
  4. #d8bc71
  5. #ccb373
  6. #bfab75
  7. #b2a277
  8. #a69a79
  9. #99917c
  10. #8d897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9d8b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead360 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4de6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc6bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2d464 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8db6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fed56a {
  color: #fed56a;
}
Background
.bg-fed56a {
  background-color: #fed56a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fed56a {
  border: 2px solid #fed56a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fed56a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 213 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 99% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fed56a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fed56a, #ddfe6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fed56a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 213 106 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.61 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.62 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.40 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.12 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.69 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.98 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.50 #012a95 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Mustard
#fed56a  rgb(254, 213, 106)  hsl(43, 99%, 71%)  Mustard
#6a93fe  rgb(106, 147, 254)  hsl(223, 99%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#6afed5  rgb(106, 254, 213)  hsl(163, 99%, 71%)  Aquamarine
#d56afe  rgb(213, 106, 254)  hsl(283, 99%, 71%)  Heliotrope