Close to Mustard Yellow
#FFD565
#FFD565 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 83.5% green, and 39.6% blue. Its hue is 44°, 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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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFD565.
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
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14.96:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.40:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.96:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFD565 as they’d see it.
#FFD565 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 #FFD565
What color is #FFD565?
#FFD565 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 83.5% green, and 39.6% blue. Its hue is 44°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFD565 in RGB?
#FFD565 is rgb(255, 213, 101): 255 red, 213 green, and 101 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFD565 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 16, 60, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFD565?
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 #FFD565?
Its complement #D3D7FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.