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#FEDD5A

#fedd5a ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fedd5a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 86.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.99% magenta, 64.57% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 47.93°, with 98.8% saturation and 67.45% 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 15.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 0.86.

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Relative luminance0.7352

Complementary

  1. #fedd5a
  2. #5a7bfe

Split complementary

  1. #fedd5a
  2. #5acdfe
  3. #8b5afe

Analogous

  1. #fe8b5a
  2. #fedd5a
  3. #cdfe5a

Triadic

  1. #fedd5a
  2. #5afedd
  3. #dd5afe

Tetradic

  1. #fedd5a
  2. #7bfe5a
  3. #5a7bfe
  4. #dd5afe

Square

  1. #fedd5a
  2. #5afe8b
  3. #5a7bfe
  4. #fe5acd

Monochromatic

  1. #be9801
  2. #fecd0e
  3. #fedd5a
  4. #feeda6
  5. #fffbeb

Shades

#fedd5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fedd5a
  2. #e5c751
  3. #cbb148
  4. #b29b3f
  5. #988536
  6. #7f6f2d
  7. #665824
  8. #4c421b
  9. #332c12
  10. #191609
  11. #000000

Tints

#fedd5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fedd5a
  2. #fee06b
  3. #fee47b
  4. #fee78c
  5. #feeb9c
  6. #ffeead
  7. #fff1bd
  8. #fff5ce
  9. #fff8de
  10. #fffcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fedd5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fedd5a
  2. #f1d45e
  3. #e5ca62
  4. #d8c165
  5. #ccb869
  6. #bfaf6d
  7. #b2a571
  8. #a69c75
  9. #999378
  10. #8d897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecdeb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d94a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe361 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7da51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fce15e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd4a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fedd5a {
  color: #fedd5a;
}
Background
.bg-fedd5a {
  background-color: #fedd5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fedd5a {
  border: 2px solid #fedd5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fedd5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 221 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 99% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fedd5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fedd5a, #cdfe5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fedd5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 221 90 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 0.86 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.02 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.62 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.56 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.88 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.09 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.22 #0122a5 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Mustard
#fedd5a  rgb(254, 221, 90)  hsl(48, 99%, 67%)  Mustard
#5a7bfe  rgb(90, 123, 254)  hsl(228, 99%, 67%)  Brandeis Blue
#5afedd  rgb(90, 254, 221)  hsl(168, 99%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#dd5afe  rgb(221, 90, 254)  hsl(288, 99%, 67%)  Heliotrope