Mustard Yellow Hex Code: #D9A22B, Palettes and Styles

Mustard Yellow, the usual valueYellow

#D9A22B

108 mustard yellows in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?

White text looks like thisHard to read

Avoid for text. Use it for shapes and backgrounds instead. Contrast 2.3 to 1

Black text looks like thisVery easy to read

Fine for any text, even small print. Contrast 8.6 to 1

Black text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #D9A22B, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

03143 palettes with mustard yellow

04The styles that use it

Afrofuturism5 Art Deco Architecture5 Prairie Style4 Pueblo Revival4 Mid-Century Modern4 Skeuomorphism3 Luxury Minimal3 Steampunk3 Bronze Age3 Art Deco3 Retrofuturism3 Indie Groovy3 Liquid Retro3 Metallic Typography3 Art Nouveau3 Streamline Moderne3 Painting2 Music2 Architecture2 Illustration2 Conceptual Art2 Performing Arts2 Mixed Media2 Maximalism2 Glass Block2 Kidcore2 Dark Academia2 Architectural Postmodernism2 Bowellism (High-Tech)2 Gothic Architecture2 Mediterranean Architecture2 Romantasy2 Pixel Art2 Bohemian1 Digital Art1 Impressionism1 Abstract Expressionism1 Bauhaus1 Cinematography1 Sculpture1

And 54 more, in the palettes above.

05Questions

What is the hex code for mustard yellow?

Mustard Yellow is most often given as #D9A22B. There is no single official value; the 108 mustard yellow swatches in the Omoro library run across the range shown on this page.

What colours go with mustard yellow?

In the library's palettes, mustard yellow most often sits beside brown, blue and red, with black and grey as the neutrals.

Which design styles use mustard yellow?

Afrofuturism, Art Deco Architecture and Prairie Style use it most. 94 styles use it in all.

Goes withBrown 46%Blue 33%Red 31%Orange 20%Green 20%Teal 6%

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