Close to Mustard Yellow
#FFDA53
#FFDA53 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 85.5% green, and 32.5% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 100% saturation and 66% 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 #FFDA53.
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
1.36:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.41:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.36:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.41:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFDA53 as they’d see it.
#FFDA53 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 #FFDA53
What color is #FFDA53?
#FFDA53 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 85.5% green, and 32.5% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFDA53 in RGB?
#FFDA53 is rgb(255, 218, 83): 255 red, 218 green, and 83 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFDA53 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 15, 67, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFDA53?
PANTONE Yellow C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFDA53?
Its complement #DAD9FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.