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#FFDB58 Mustard Yellow
#FFDB58 is a light, vivid yellow, known as Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 85.9% green, and 34.5% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 100% saturation and 67% 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 #FFDB58.
Split complementary
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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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15.53:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFDB58 as they’d see it.
#FFDB58 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 #FFDB58
What color is #FFDB58?
#FFDB58 is a light, vivid yellow, known as Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 85.9% green, and 34.5% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFDB58 in RGB?
#FFDB58 is rgb(255, 219, 88): 255 red, 219 green, and 88 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFDB58 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 14, 65, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFDB58?
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 #FFDB58?
Its complement #DBDAFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.