What color is #FFDB58?

#FFDB58 is a light, vivid yellow known as Mustard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mustard?

The RGB value is 255, 219, 88: 255 red, 219 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mustard?

The complementary color is #587CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDB58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mustard color: hex code #FFDB58

#FFDB58 rgb(255, 219, 88)

Shades of yellow

Mustard has the hex code #FFDB58. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 85.9% green and 34.5% blue (255, 219, 88).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 65% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

Mustard (#FFDB58) color codes

HEX	`#FFDB58`
RGB	`rgb(255, 219, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 85.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 65%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 65%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.27, -1.52, 66.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.27, 66.77, 91.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.336, 72.631, 19.65)`
Decimal	`16767832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mustard, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFDB58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDB58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFDB58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffdb58; }
.text { color: #ffdb58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffdb58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 219 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffdb58, #d0ff58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFDB58 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFDB58?: #FFDB58 is a light, vivid yellow known as Mustard. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mustard?: The RGB value is 255, 219, 88: 255 red, 219 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mustard?: The complementary color is #587CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDB58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.