Information about #FFDF31 color

#FFDF31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFDF31 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 223, 49) — 100% red, 87.5% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 81 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FFDF31 is a maximally vivid golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Banana Yellow (#FFE135). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gorse (#FDE336) and Vibrant Yellow (#FFDA29).

The recipe behind #FFDF31 is rgb(255, 223, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFDF31: 15.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FFDF31 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FFDF31 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FFDF31 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FFDF31

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFDF31
  • RGB255, 223, 49
  • CMYK0, 13, 81, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 223, 49)
  • HSL51°, 100%, 60%
  • HSL Precise50.68°, 100%, 59.608%
  • HSV51°, 81%, 100%
  • HSB51°, 81%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.875, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.875, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.875, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFFDF31
  • DECIMAL ID16768817
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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