Close to Mustard Yellow
#FFE75A
#FFE75A is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 90.6% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 100% saturation and 68% 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 #FFE75A.
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
1.25:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.83:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.25:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.83:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFE75A as they’d see it.
#FFE75A 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 #FFE75A
What color is #FFE75A?
#FFE75A is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 90.6% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFE75A in RGB?
#FFE75A is rgb(255, 231, 90): 255 red, 231 green, and 90 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFE75A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 65, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFE75A?
PANTONE 100 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFE75A?
Its complement #E6E3FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.