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#E9B44C · Mustard
Click to copy#E9B44C is a medium, highly saturated yellow color, closest to Mustard and near Mustard and Cantaloupe. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 81°. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E9B44C a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.
Color codes click to copy
HEX
#E9B44CRGB
rgb(233, 180, 76)HSL
hsl(40, 78%, 61%)CMYK
0, 23, 67, 9CSS var
--mustardContrast
1.89:1 white · 11.1:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #E9B44C
Black text passes WCAG AA on #E9B44C (11.1:1); white text does not (1.89:1).
For a calm scheme pair #E9B44C with its analogous neighbors #E9684E and #CFE94E; for contrast use its complement #4E82E9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--mustard: #E9B44C;
$mustard: #E9B44C;
colors: { 'mustard': '#E9B44C' }