Close to Mustard Yellow
#FFD968
#FFD968 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 85.1% green, and 40.8% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 100% saturation and 70% 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 #FFD968.
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.
White text on this color
1.37:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.38:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.37:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFD968 as they’d see it.
#FFD968 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 #FFD968
What color is #FFD968?
#FFD968 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 85.1% green, and 40.8% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFD968 in RGB?
#FFD968 is rgb(255, 217, 104): 255 red, 217 green, and 104 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFD968 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 15, 59, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFD968?
PANTONE 121 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFD968?
Its complement #D7DAFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.