#E1AD01 · Mustard
Click to copy#E1AD01 is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Mustard and near Marigold and Orange. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 87°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E1AD01 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns.
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#E1AD01RGB
rgb(225, 173, 1)HSL
hsl(46, 99%, 44%)CMYK
0, 23, 100, 12CSS var
--mustardContrast
2.06:1 white · 10.18:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #E1AD01
Black text passes WCAG AA on #E1AD01 (10.18:1); white text does not (2.06:1).
For a calm scheme pair #E1AD01 with its analogous neighbors #DF3C01 and #A4DF01; for contrast use its complement #0135DF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--mustard: #E1AD01;
$mustard: #E1AD01;
colors: { 'mustard': '#E1AD01' }