Mustard (Yellow)

#FAC461

RGB: 250, 196, 97

Color OverviewHEX #FAC461

#FAC461 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #FAC461 is composed of 98% red, 77% green, and 38% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 39°, saturation of 94%, and lightness of 68%.

HEX

#FAC461

RGB

250, 196, 97

HSL

39°, 94%, 68%

HSV

39°, 61%, 98%

CMYK

0%, 22%, 61%, 2%

Name Match

Mustard

Closest Standard

Shades of #FAC461 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #FAC461 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #FAC461 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #FAC461

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #FAC461 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.6 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #FAC461 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):13.13 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #FAC461;
}

.element {
  color: #FAC461;
  background-color: #FAC461;
  border-color: #FAC461;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#FAC461] text-[#FAC461] border-[#FAC461]">
  Content styled with #FAC461
</div>