Close to Mustard Yellow
#FED643
#FED643 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 83.9% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 99% saturation and 63% 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 #FED643.
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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14.91:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.41:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.91:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FED643 as they’d see it.
#FED643 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FED643
What color is #FED643?
#FED643 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 83.9% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 99% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FED643 in RGB?
#FED643 is rgb(254, 214, 67): 254 red, 214 green, and 67 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FED643 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 16, 74, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FED643?
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 #FED643?
Its complement #D9D5FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.