#E8B824 · near Mustard

#E8B824 (RGB 232, 184, 36) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Mustard and near Saffron and Amber. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E8B824 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 89°.

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HEX#E8B824

RGBrgb(232, 184, 36)

HSLhsl(45, 81%, 53%)

CMYK0, 21, 84, 9

CSS var--mustard

Contrast1.86:1 white · 11.31:1 black

Similar named colors

Mustard #E1AD01Saffron #F4C430Amber #FFBF00Orange #FFA500Marigold #EAA221

How to use #E8B824

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E8B824 (11.31:1); white text does not (1.86:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E8B824 with its analogous neighbors #E85726 and #B8E826; for contrast use its complement #2657E8 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--mustard: #E8B824;

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Shades & tints

#2E2507#5D4A0E#8B6E16#BA931D#E8B824#EDC650#F1D47C#F6E3A7#FAF1D3

Color harmonies for #E8B824

Complementary

#E8B824#2657E8

Analogous

#E8B824#E85726#B8E826

Triadic

#E8B824#26E8B8#B826E8

Split complementary

#E8B824#26B8E8#5726E8

Tetradic

#E8B824#26E857#2657E8#E826B8