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American yellow / #f2b400 Hex Color Code

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#f2b400 Paint ChipThe color american yellow with hexadecimal color code #f2b400 is a shade of yellow. In the RGB color model #f2b400 is comprised of 94.9% red, 70.59% green and 0% blue. In the HSL color space #f2b400 has a hue of 45° (degrees), 100% saturation and 47% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 579.48 nm.

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#f2b400 linear gradient to complementary #00c2f2

  1. #f2b400
  2. #e3b647
  3. #d2b96d
  4. #bcbb8f
  5. #a0bdb0
  6. #77bfd1
  7. #00c2f2

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #c89000
  2. #d69c00
  3. #e4a800
  4. #f2b400
  5. #ffc01d
  6. #ffcd2f
  7. #ffd93e

Tones

  1. #f2b400
  2. #dfaa2e
  3. #cda043
  4. #b99653
  5. #a58c61
  6. #90826d
  7. #797979

Tints and Shades

#f2b400 to white

  1. #f2b400
  2. #f9c046
  3. #fecc6e
  4. #ffd892
  5. #ffe5b6
  6. #fff2da
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#f2b400 to black

  1. #f2b400
  2. #c6930f
  3. #9b7414
  4. #735615
  5. #4d3a13
  6. #29200e
  7. #000000 / #000

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  1. Toyo Ink

    ★ CF10180
    #f3b400     ΔE = 0.218 / LRV ≈ 51.7%

  2. Sikkens

    ★ F5.71.71 (RAL 1023)
    #f4b500     ΔE = 0.483 / LRV ≈ 52.3%

  3. JPMA

    ★ E 22-80V
    #f3b600     ΔE = 0.671 / LRV ≈ 52.5%

  4. Taubmans

    ★ Texas Gold / T12 14.H6
    #f3b600     ΔE = 0.671 / LRV ≈ 52.5%

  5. Bristol

    ★ Texas Gold / P022-W7
    #f3b600     ΔE = 0.671 / LRV ≈ 52.5%

  6. Natural Color System / NCS

    ★ S 1070-Y10R
    #f5b50b     ΔE = 0.723 / LRV ≈ 52.5%

  7. RAL

    ★ RAL 260-6
    #efb416     ΔE = 0.807 / LRV ≈ 51.1%

  8. Tollens

    ★ T2061-3
    #f0b51a     ΔE = 0.842 / LRV ≈ 51.7%

  9. Coronado Paint

    ★ AC103 - Cha Cha
    #f0b51b     ΔE = 0.876 / LRV ≈ 51.7%

  10. British Standard

    ★ BS 2660 BS 0-002 - Oxlip
    #eeb311     ΔE = 0.927 / LRV ≈ 50.5%

  11. Delta

    ★ Empire Gold / 024120202W
    #f4b61a     ΔE = 0.982 / LRV ≈ 52.8%

  12. Dulux

    ★ 34YY 55/802
    #f5b700     ΔE = 1.077 / LRV ≈ 53.3%

  13. Levis

    ★ Clear Yellow A80
    #f5b700     ΔE = 1.077 / LRV ≈ 53.3%

  14. Pantone / PMS

    ★ 116 2X
    #f7b50c     ΔE = 1.129 / LRV ≈ 52.9%

  15. General Paint

    ★ Opera / CL 1787N
    #efb10b     ΔE = 1.158 / LRV ≈ 49.8%

  16. Brillux

    ★ 06.21.15
    #f8b400     ΔE = 1.302 / LRV ≈ 52.6%

  17. Great Wall

    ★ Classic Yellow / 0302A
    #f4b800     ΔE = 1.341 / LRV ≈ 53.5%

  18. Coo-Var

    ★ Yellow
    #efb700     ΔE = 1.364 / LRV ≈ 52.2%

  19. Rust-Oleum

    ★ Yellow
    #efb700     ΔE = 1.364 / LRV ≈ 52.2%

  20. Dunn-Edwards

    ★ Yellow Summer / 2591
    #f9b500     ΔE = 1.471 / LRV ≈ 53.2%

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#f2b400 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#f2b400 foreground

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

Edgar Degas
<p style="color: #f2b400">…</p>

#f2b400 background

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye.. it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.

Edvard Munch
<p style="background-color: #f2b400">…</p>

#f2b400 shadow

There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.

Henry Moore
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #f2b400">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
15905792
Binary
11110010, 10110100, 00000000
Hexadecimal
#f2b400
LRV
≈ 51.5%
Closest short hex
#eb1 ΔE = 2.709
RGB
rgb(242, 180, 0)
RGBA
rgba(242, 180, 0, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.573, g: 0.427, b: 0.000
RYB
red: 32.688%, yellow: 94.902%, blue: 0.000%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-871424 / 0xfff2b400
HSL
hsl(45, 100%, 47%)
HSLA
hsla(45, 100%, 47%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 45° (44.628), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 95% (0.949)
HSP
hue: 44.628, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 74.952%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 56.582, S: 99.979, L: 76.995
Cubehelix
H: 42.891, S: 1.775, L: 0.701
TSL
T: 2.136, S: 0.346, L: 0.698
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 26% (0.256), yellow: 100% (1.000), key: 5% (0.051)
CMY
cyan: 5% (0.051), magenta: 29% (0.294), yellow: 100% (1.000)
XYZ
X: 52.943, Y: 51.524, Z: 7.157
xyY
x: 0.474, y: 0.462, Y: 51.524
CIELab
L: 76.995, a: 10.554, b: 79.623
CIELuv
L: 76.995, u: 52.155, v: 79.042
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 76.995, C: 80.319, H: 82.449
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 76.995, C: 94.698, H: 56.582
Hunter-Lab
L: 71.780, a: 6.041, b: 44.335
CIECAM02
J: 70.951, C: 65.727, h: 83.288, Q: 165.954, M: 57.477, s: 58.851, H: 89.168
OSA-UCS
lightness: -9.776, jaune: 10.506, green: -1.257
LMS
L: 59.769, M: 50.255, S: 7.898
YCbCr
Y: 168.914, Cb: 39.804, Cr: 167.998
YCoCg
Y: 150.500, Cg: 29.500, Co: 121.000
YDbDr
Y: 178.018, Db: -267.840, Dr: -121.706
YPbPr
Y: 180.246, Pb: -97.130, Pr: 39.280
xvYCC
Y: 170.800, Cb: 42.678, Cr: 162.505
YIQ
Y: 178.018, I: 94.762, Q: -42.894
YUV
Y: 178.018, U: -87.600, V: 56.132
Okhsl
h: 83.499, s: 1.000, l: 0.774
Okhsv
h: 83.499. s: 1.000, v: 0.954
Okhwb
h: 83.499, w: 0.000, b: 0.046
Oklab
l: 0.806, a: 0.019, b: 0.164
Oklch
l: 0.806, c: 0.165, h: 83.499
Munsell Color System
2.5Y 8/14 ΔE = 2.428
Brand Color
Southwest Airlines Sunrise Yellow ΔE = 4.168

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