Close to Mustard Yellow
#FFD749
#FFD749 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 84.3% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFD749.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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15.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFD749 as they’d see it.
#FFD749 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFD749
What color is #FFD749?
#FFD749 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 84.3% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFD749 in RGB?
#FFD749 is rgb(255, 215, 73): 255 red, 215 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFD749 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 16, 71, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFD749?
PANTONE 122 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFD749?
Its complement #D9D7FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.