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#E3B505 · Mustard
Click to copy#E3B505 is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Mustard and near Mustard and Saffron. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 90°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E3B505 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.
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#E3B505RGB
rgb(227, 181, 5)HSL
hsl(48, 96%, 45%)CMYK
0, 20, 98, 11CSS var
--mustardContrast
1.93:1 white · 10.88:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #E3B505
Black text passes WCAG AA on #E3B505 (10.88:1); white text does not (1.93:1).
For a calm scheme pair #E3B505 with its analogous neighbors #E14705 and #9FE105; for contrast use its complement #0531E1 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.
--mustard: #E3B505;
$mustard: #E3B505;
colors: { 'mustard': '#E3B505' }