Mustard Seed: a mustard yellow website color palette
Mustard is too light to carry text on white, so here it is the highlight and background tint, with a deep teal for actions and a near-black brown for reading.
#FBF6E6
Background
#FFFFFF
Surface
#2A2414
Text
#1F5F5B
Accent
#D4A017
Highlight
The palette as a real page
Make the first impression the one they remember.
The Mustard Seed palette set as a real page: #2A2414 text on #FBF6E6, every action in #1F5F5B.
Designed first
Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
Built in minutes
Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
Live in one click
Surface #FFFFFF keeps cards distinct from the page.
Headings in League Spartan, body in Lora.
Contrast
- AaBody text on the page#2A2414 on #FBF6E614.2:1AAA
- AaBody text on cards#2A2414 on #FFFFFF15.4:1AAA
- AaAccent links and icons on the page#1F5F5B on #FBF6E66.8:1AA
- AaHighlight on the page#D4A017 on #FBF6E6 · large text2.1:1Below AA
- AaPage color on an accent button#FBF6E6 on #1F5F5B · large text6.8:1AA
AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; AAA needs 7:1. Check any pair in the contrast checker.
Copy the palette
:root {
--color-background: #FBF6E6;
--color-surface: #FFFFFF;
--color-text: #2A2414;
--color-accent: #1F5F5B;
--color-highlight: #D4A017;
}Every color and what it is for
| Role | HEX | RGB | HSL | Use it for | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaBackground | #FBF6E6 | rgb(251, 246, 230) | hsl(46, 72%, 94%) | The page itself, behind everything. Text on it reads best in black. | About 60% |
| AaSurface | #FFFFFF | rgb(255, 255, 255) | hsl(0, 0%, 100%) | Cards, panels, the header and form fields, set apart from the page. Text on it reads best in black. | About 20 to 30% |
| AaText | #2A2414 | rgb(42, 36, 20) | hsl(44, 35%, 12%) | Headings and body copy: every word meant to be read. Text on it reads best in white. | All reading text |
| AaAccent | #1F5F5B | rgb(31, 95, 91) | hsl(176, 51%, 25%) | Buttons, links and active states only, so the next action is always obvious. Text on it reads best in white. | About 10% |
| AaHighlight | #D4A017 | rgb(212, 160, 23) | hsl(43, 80%, 46%) | Small moments: badges, success states, a key number or tag. Text on it reads best in black. | A few percent |
The accent, from 50 to 900
Five colors cover the page; a real site also needs lighter and darker steps of the accent for hover states, tinted backgrounds, borders and focus rings. These are mixed from #1F5F5B toward white and black, with 500 as the accent itself.
- 50
#F4F7F7 - 100
#DDE7E6 - 200
#B1C7C6 - 300
#84A7A5 - 400
#50827F - 500
#1F5F5B - 600
#1A514D - 700
#15413E - 800
#10302E - 900
#0B201F
@theme {
--color-accent-50: #F4F7F7;
--color-accent-100: #DDE7E6;
--color-accent-200: #B1C7C6;
--color-accent-300: #84A7A5;
--color-accent-400: #50827F;
--color-accent-500: #1F5F5B;
--color-accent-600: #1A514D;
--color-accent-700: #15413E;
--color-accent-800: #10302E;
--color-accent-900: #0B201F;
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Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What colors are best for a mustard yellow website?
Mustard is too light to carry text on white, so here it is the highlight and background tint, with a deep teal for actions and a near-black brown for reading. The Mustard Seed palette uses #FBF6E6 for the page, #2A2414 for text, #1F5F5B for actions and #D4A017 as a highlight.
Is the Mustard Seed palette accessible?
Body text scores 14.2:1 against the background, which passes WCAG AAA. Every pairing a site uses is scored on this page.
What are the hex codes for the Mustard Seed palette?
Background #FBF6E6, Surface #FFFFFF, Text #2A2414, Accent #1F5F5B, Highlight #D4A017. Every color is listed on this page in HEX, RGB and HSL, with CSS and Tailwind variables to copy.
How should I use these colors on a mustard yellow website?
Use #FBF6E6 for about 60% of the page, #FFFFFF for cards and panels, #2A2414 for all reading text, and keep #1F5F5B for buttons and links only, about 10% of the page, so actions stand out. Save #D4A017 for small details such as badges and success states.
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