Mustard Color
Mustard is a yellow color with hex code #CEB301. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with mustard, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Mustard Color Values
What Does Mustard Mean?
Mustard 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 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 is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: strong greenish yellow, #BEB72E).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Mustard
Mustard and #011DD0 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 — #D04D01 and #84D001, which sit beside mustard on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair mustard with triadic partners #01D0B4 and #B401D0. 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
- Brownish Yellow —
#C9B003(Delta E 2) - Dark Yellow —
#D5B60A(Delta E 2) - Mustard Yellow —
#D2BD0A(Delta E 5) - Gold Tips —
#DEBA13(Delta E 5) - Muddy Yellow —
#BFAC05(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #CEB301; }
.background { background-color: #CEB301; }
.border { border: 2px solid #CEB301; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #CEB30140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for mustard?
Mustard has the hex code #CEB301. In RGB notation it is rgb(206, 179, 1), in HSL it is hsl(52, 99%, 41%), and its OKLCH value is 0.767, 0.158, 98.2.
What does the color mustard mean?
Yellow-family colors like mustard carry distinct psychological associations. Mustard 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 sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with mustard?
Mustard has three easy routes: its complement #011DD0 for punch, its neighbors #D04D01 and #84D001 for something calmer, or triadic partners #01D0B4 and #B401D0 when you want energy.
Is mustard a standard web color?
No — Mustard is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #CEB301 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make mustard lighter or darker?
To lighten mustard, 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 #FFF8CC (lightest tint) to #241F00 (darkest shade).
About Mustard
Mustard is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #CEB301 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.