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#FFD55C

#ffd55c ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffd55c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 83.53% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 44.54°, with 100% saturation and 68.04% 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 14.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6962

Complementary

  1. #ffd55c
  2. #5c86ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffd55c
  2. #5cd8ff
  3. #845cff

Analogous

  1. #ff845c
  2. #ffd55c
  3. #d8ff5c

Triadic

  1. #ffd55c
  2. #5cffd5
  3. #d55cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffd55c
  2. #86ff5c
  3. #5c86ff
  4. #d55cff

Square

  1. #ffd55c
  2. #5cff84
  3. #5c86ff
  4. #ff5cd8

Monochromatic

  1. #c29000
  2. #ffc110
  3. #ffd55c
  4. #ffe9a9
  5. #fffaeb

Shades

#ffd55c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffd55c
  2. #e6c053
  3. #ccaa4a
  4. #b39540
  5. #998037
  6. #806b2e
  7. #665525
  8. #4d401c
  9. #332b12
  10. #1a1509
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffd55c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffd55c
  2. #ffd96c
  3. #ffdd7d
  4. #ffe28d
  5. #ffe69d
  6. #ffeaae
  7. #ffeebe
  8. #fff2ce
  9. #fff7de
  10. #fffbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffd55c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffd55c
  2. #f2cd60
  3. #e6c463
  4. #d9bc67
  5. #ccb36a
  6. #c0ab6e
  7. #b3a272
  8. #a69a75
  9. #999179
  10. #8d897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9d8b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd34e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5de61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3d454 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9db5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffcb9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffd55c {
  color: #ffd55c;
}
Background
.bg-ffd55c {
  background-color: #ffd55c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffd55c {
  border: 2px solid #ffd55c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffd55c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 213 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffd55c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffd55c, #d8ff5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffd55c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 213 92 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.40 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 2.86 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.77 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.64 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.10 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.19 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.39 #002aa3 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Mustard
#ffd55c  rgb(255, 213, 92)  hsl(45, 100%, 68%)  Mustard
#5c86ff  rgb(92, 134, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#5cffd5  rgb(92, 255, 213)  hsl(165, 100%, 68%)  Aquamarine
#d55cff  rgb(213, 92, 255)  hsl(285, 100%, 68%)  Heliotrope