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#E8B824 · Mustard
Click to copy#E8B824 is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Mustard and near Mustard and Saffron. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 89°. 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.
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#E8B824RGB
rgb(232, 184, 36)HSL
hsl(45, 81%, 53%)CMYK
0, 21, 84, 9CSS var
--mustardContrast
1.86:1 white · 11.31:1 blackSimilar named colors
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.
--mustard: #E8B824;
$mustard: #E8B824;
colors: { 'mustard': '#E8B824' }