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#FFE056

#ffe056 ≈ Mustard

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffe056 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 87.84% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 66.27% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 48.99°, with 100% saturation and 66.86% 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 16.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mustard (#ffdb58), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.7524

Complementary

  1. #ffe056
  2. #5675ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffe056
  2. #56caff
  3. #8b56ff

Analogous

  1. #ff8b56
  2. #ffe056
  3. #caff56

Triadic

  1. #ffe056
  2. #56ffe0
  3. #e056ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffe056
  2. #75ff56
  3. #5675ff
  4. #e056ff

Square

  1. #ffe056
  2. #56ff8b
  3. #5675ff
  4. #ff56ca

Monochromatic

  1. #bc9900
  2. #ffd209
  3. #ffe056
  4. #ffeea2
  5. #fffbeb

Shades

#ffe056 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffe056
  2. #e6ca4d
  3. #ccb345
  4. #b39d3c
  5. #998634
  6. #80702b
  7. #665a22
  8. #4d431a
  9. #332d11
  10. #1a1609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffe056 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffe056
  2. #ffe367
  3. #ffe678
  4. #ffe989
  5. #ffec9a
  6. #fff0ab
  7. #fff3bb
  8. #fff6cc
  9. #fff9dd
  10. #fffcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffe056 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffe056
  2. #f2d65a
  3. #e6cd5e
  4. #d9c363
  5. #ccba67
  6. #c0b06b
  7. #b3a66f
  8. #a69d73
  9. #999378
  10. #8d8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eee1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6db44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee55d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffd0c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9dd4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fee35b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd6a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffe056 {
  color: #ffe056;
}
Background
.bg-ffe056 {
  background-color: #ffe056;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffe056 {
  border: 2px solid #ffe056;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffe056;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 224 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffe056 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffe056, #caff56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffe056 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 224 86 / 0.35);
}

#ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 1.82 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 1.97 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 2.74 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.37 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.94 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.15 #001fa9 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Mustard
#ffe056  rgb(255, 224, 86)  hsl(49, 100%, 67%)  Mustard
#5675ff  rgb(86, 117, 255)  hsl(229, 100%, 67%)  Brandeis Blue
#56ffe0  rgb(86, 255, 224)  hsl(169, 100%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#e056ff  rgb(224, 86, 255)  hsl(289, 100%, 67%)  Heliotrope