Mustard Yellow Color
Mustard Yellow is a yellow color with hex code #D2BD0A. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mustard yellow, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mustard Yellow Color Values
What Does Mustard Yellow Mean?
Mustard Yellow belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Mustard Yellow sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Mustard Yellow is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: vivid greenish yellow, #DCD300). It is also known as Mustard Flower.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mustard Yellow
Mustard Yellow and #0A1ED1 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #D15A0A and #82D10A, which sit beside mustard yellow on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mustard yellow with triadic partners #0AD1BD and #BD0AD1. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Ugly Yellow —
#D0C101(Delta E 3) - Mustard —
#CEB301(Delta E 5) - Dark Yellow —
#D5B60A(Delta E 5) - Olive Yellow —
#C2B709(Delta E 6) - Brownish Yellow —
#C9B003(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #D2BD0A; }
.background { background-color: #D2BD0A; }
.border { border: 2px solid #D2BD0A; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #D2BD0A40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mustard yellow?
Mustard Yellow has the hex code #D2BD0A. In RGB notation it is rgb(210, 189, 10), in HSL it is hsl(54, 91%, 43%), and its OKLCH value is 0.792, 0.164, 101.2.
What does the color mustard yellow mean?
Yellow-family colors like mustard yellow carry distinct psychological associations. Mustard Yellow belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Mustard Yellow sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with mustard yellow?
Mustard Yellow has three easy routes: its complement #0A1ED1 for punch, its neighbors #D15A0A and #82D10A for something calmer, or triadic partners #0AD1BD and #BD0AD1 when you want energy.
Is mustard yellow a standard web color?
No — Mustard Yellow is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #D2BD0A or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mustard yellow lighter or darker?
To lighten mustard yellow, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FDF9D3 (lightest tint) to #221F02 (darkest shade).
About Mustard Yellow
Mustard Yellow is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Mustard Flower. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #D2BD0A to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.