Information about Yellow color

#FFFF00 - Yellow color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFFF00, known as "Yellow", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 255, 0) — 100% red, 100% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 100 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FFFF00 reads as a maximally vivid yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lemon Glacier (#FDFF00). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bright Yellow (#FFFD01) and Sponge (#FDFE03).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 255, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 19.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Yellow" in the Register.

Yellow color variations

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

Yellow color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Yellow

#FFFF00
#FFFF32

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Light Brilliant Yellow

#FFFF65
Canary

#FFFF99
Conditioner

#FFFFCC
White

#FFFFFF

Yellow color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Yellow

#FFFF00
#CCCC00

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#999900

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#666600

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#323200

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Black

#000000

Yellow color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Yellow

#FFFF00
#E5E519

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#CCCC33

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#B2B24C

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#999966

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Grey

#808080

Yellow color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#00FF33

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#32FF00

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#99FF00

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Yellow

#FFFF00
Amazon Orange

#FF9900
#FF3200

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#FF0033

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Yellow 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
#FFFF00
Yellow

#FFFF00

#0000FF
Blue

#0000FF

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
#FFFF00
Yellow

#FFFF00

#8000FF
Violet

#8000FF

#0080FF
Luminous Vivid Azure

#0080FF

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
#80FF00
Luminous Vivid Chartreuse Green

#80FF00

#FFFF00
Yellow

#FFFF00

#FF8000
Orange

#FF8000

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
#FFFF00
Yellow

#FFFF00

#00FFFF
Cyan

#00FFFF

#FF00FF
Magenta

#FF00FF

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#FFFF00
Yellow

#FFFF00

#00FF00
Green

#00FF00

#0000FF
Blue

#0000FF

#FF00FF
Magenta

#FF00FF

Square

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

Square color scheme
#FFFF00
Yellow

#FFFF00

#00FF80
Luminous Vivid Spring Green

#00FF80

#0000FF
Blue

#0000FF

#FF0080
Rose

#FF0080

Nearest named colors to Yellow

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Lemon Glacier color link
Lemon Glacier

#FDFF00

Bright Yellow color link
Bright Yellow

#FFFD01

Sponge color link
Sponge

#FDFE03

Lemon color link
Lemon

#FFF700

Cadmium Yellow color link
Cadmium Yellow

#FFF600

Hot Lemon color link
Hot Lemon

#F2FF00

Yellow Rose color link
Yellow Rose

#FFF000

Canary Yellow color link
Canary Yellow

#FFEF00

Aureolin color link
Aureolin

#FDEE00

Middle Yellow color link
Middle Yellow

#FFEB00

Sunny Yellow color link
Sunny Yellow

#FFF917

Xanthic color link
Xanthic

#EEED09

Yellow color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFFF00
  • RGB255, 255, 0
  • CMYK0, 0, 100, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 255, 0)
  • HSL60°, 100%, 50%
  • HSL Precise60°, 100%, 50%
  • HSV60°, 100%, 100%
  • HSB60°, 100%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 1.000, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 1.000, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 1.000, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFFFF00
  • DECIMAL ID16776960
  • Name Length6
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