Information about American Yellow color
Basic facts about this digital color
#F2B400 presents itself as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mustard Gold (#F1B301). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hive (#EFBD00) and Royal Gold (#F5BD02).
The recipe behind #F2B400 is rgb(242, 180, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #F2B400 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. The name "American Yellow" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
American Yellow color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
American Yellow color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
American Yellow color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
American Yellow color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
American Yellow color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
American 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.
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 American Yellow color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to American Yellow
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#F1B301
#EFBD00
#F5BD02
#F5BF03
#FDB900
#F8BF00
#FFB300
#FFB200
#F9BC08
#FFBA00
#E6AC00
#FDBE02
American Yellow color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#F2B400
- RGB242, 180, 0
- CMYK0, 24, 95, 5
- CSSrgb(242, 180, 0)
- HSL45°, 100%, 47%
- HSL Precise44.628°, 100%, 47.451%
- HSV45°, 100%, 95%
- HSB45°, 100%, 95%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.706, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.706, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.706, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDF2B400
- DECIMAL ID15905792
- Name Length15
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- Counting from2025-01-01
