Mustard (#FFDB58)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.35:1 — vs black: 15.53:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFDB58
  • RGB rgb(255, 219, 88)
  • HSL hsl(47, 100%, 67%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 14, 65, 0 )
  • Websafe #FFCC66
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Neon (200)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFDB58 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Mustard
#FFDB58 Base
#587CFF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Mustard
#FFDB58 Base
#FF8858
#CFFF58
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Mustard
#FFDB58 Base
#58FFDB
#DB58FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Mustard
#FFDB58 Base
#58CFFF
#8858FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Mustard
#FFDB58 Base
#58FF88
#587CFF
#FF58CF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Mustard
#FFDB58 Base
#BE9500
#FFCB0B
#FFD22F
#FFE481
#FFEBA4
#FFFAE6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Mustard, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A1400
— #594600
— #987800
— #D8A900
— #FFCD18
Mustard #FFDB58 Base
— #FFE174
— #FFE791
— #FFEDAD
— #FFF3C9
— #FFFAE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFDB58. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFDB58;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFDB58;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFDB58;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFDB58,
        #587CFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFDB58,
        #587CFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$mustard: #FFDB58;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$mustard-r: 255;
$mustard-g: 219;
$mustard-b: 88;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $mustard;
    color: rgba($mustard-r, $mustard-g, $mustard-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Mustard appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFDB58 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E6E655 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #DFDF59 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFD0D0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #DDDDDD Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Mustard ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Mustard #FFDB58 Base
Jonquil #FADA5E ΔE 1.24
Orange Yellow #F8D568 ΔE 2.86
Banana Yellow #FFE135 ΔE 4.01
Sandstorm #ECD540 ΔE 4.28

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.