Information about Matte Mustard color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #DCB83E reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Japanese Triandra Grass (#E2B13C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Meat Brown (#E5B73B) and Leo (#DAB135).
The recipe behind #DCB83E is rgb(220, 184, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DCB83E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. The name "Matte Mustard" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Matte Mustard color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Matte Mustard color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Matte Mustard color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Matte Mustard color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Matte Mustard color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Matte Mustard color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Matte Mustard color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Matte Mustard
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#E2B13C
#E5B73B
#DAB135
#CFB53B
#E3AC3D
#E1C53A
#D3AF37
#E3B130
#DCAB4B
#E7A93E
#D6CA3D
#DCC64B
Matte Mustard color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DCB83E
- RGB220, 184, 62
- CMYK0, 14, 62, 14
- CSSrgb(220, 184, 62)
- HSL46°, 69%, 55%
- HSL Precise46.329°, 69.298%, 55.294%
- HSV46°, 72%, 86%
- HSB46°, 72%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
- GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.722, 0.243)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.722, 0.243, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.722, 0.243)
- Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDDCB83E
- DECIMAL ID14465086
- Name Length13
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- Counting from2025-01-01
