What is the hex code of Yellow?

The hex code of Yellow is #FFFF00.

What is the RGB value of Yellow?

The RGB value of Yellow is RGB(255, 255, 0).

What is the HSL value of Yellow?

The HSL value of Yellow is HSL(60°, 100%, 50%).

What is the CMYK value of Yellow?

The CMYK value of Yellow is 0%, 0%, 100%, 0%.

Is Yellow accessible as a text color?

Yellow has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 on black, which passes WCAG AA for normal text.

What colors go well with Yellow?

Complementary, analogous, triadic and monochromatic schemes work well with Yellow. See the related palettes on this page or open it in the Muzli palette generator.

All About Color Yellow

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Because it was widely available, yellow ochre pigment was one of the first colors used in art; the Lascaux cave in France has a painting of a yellow horse 17,000 years old. Ochre and orpiment pigments were used to represent gold and skin color in Egyptian tombs, then in the murals in Roman villas.

About Yellow

Yellow is a medium yellow color with the hex code #FFFF00. In RGB it is red 255, green 255, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 100%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 100%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 1.07:1 on white and 19.56:1 on black.

#FFFF00 Color Conversion

Hex tripletFF, FF, 00

CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 100.00%, 0.00%

RGB Decimal255, 255, 0

HSL60°, 100%, 50%

RGB Octal377, 377, 0

HSV (HSB)60.00°, 100.00%, 100.00%

RGB Binary11111111, 11111111, 0

CIE-L*AB97.14, -21.56, 94.48

RGB Percent100.00%, 100.00%, 0.00%

CIE-L*CH97.14, 96.91, 102.85

XYZ77.00, 92.78, 13.85

CIE-L*UV97.14, 7.72, 106.81

xyY0.42, 0.51, 92.78

Hunter-Lab96.32, -25.87, 58.90

RYB0.00%, 100.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#FFFF00 on a dark background: contrast 19.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.

#FFFF00 on a light background: contrast 1.07:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Yellow, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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All About Color Yellow

About Yellow

#FFFF00 Color Conversion

Color Accessibility Scores

Color Shades

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