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Yellow / #ffff00 / #ff0 Hex Color Code

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#ffff00 Paint ChipThe color yellow with hexadecimal color code #ffff00 / #ff0 is a shade of yellow-green. In the RGB color model #ffff00 is comprised of 100% red, 100% green and 0% blue. In the HSL color space #ffff00 has a hue of 60° (degrees), 100% saturation and 50% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 570.47 nm.

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  1. Male hand affixing or holding blank square yellow postit note isolated
  2. Flag of Ashanti
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#ffff00 linear gradient to complementary #00ebff

  1. #ffff00 / #ff0
  2. #eefb54
  3. #daf87d
  4. #c3f4a0
  5. #a5f1c0
  6. #7aeee0
  7. #00ebff

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #cbcf00
  2. #dcdf00
  3. #edef00
  4. #ffff00 / #ff0
  5. #ffff2b
  6. #ffff42
  7. #ffff56

Tones

  1. #ffff00 / #ff0
  2. #ebe939
  3. #d7d350
  4. #c2bd60
  5. #ada86d
  6. #989477
  7. #808080

Tints and Shades

#ffff00 to white

  1. #ffff00 / #ff0
  2. #ffff52
  3. #ffff7a
  4. #ffff9e
  5. #ffffbf
  6. #ffffdf
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#ffff00 to black

  1. #ffff00 / #ff0
  2. #d0d015
  3. #a3a21b
  4. #78771b
  5. #504e17
  6. #2b2911
  7. #000000 / #000

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  1. Apple Barrel

    1. ★ Sunny Day / 21384
      #fefe00       ΔE = 0.341 / LRV ≈ 92.0%
    2. ★ Canary Yellow / 20586 / 20711
      #ffff36       ΔE = 1.480 / LRV ≈ 93.0%

  2. Crayola

    1. ★ Sun Yellow
      #fafd0f       ΔE = 1.100 / LRV ≈ 90.6%
    2. Unmellow Yellow
      #ffff66 / #ff6       ΔE = 4.548 / LRV ≈ 93.7%

  3. FolkArt

    1. ★ Daffodil Yellow / 2550
      #fefe3d       ΔE = 1.904 / LRV ≈ 92.3%
    2. Lemon Custard / 735
      #fff422       ΔE = 3.549 / LRV ≈ 86.1%

  4. Green Planet Paints

    1. Daffodil Yellow
      #ffff46       ΔE = 2.347 / LRV ≈ 93.2%

  5. Reaper Master

    1. Clear Yellow (9095)
      #fff700       ΔE = 2.533 / LRV ≈ 87.8%

  6. Vallejo Game Color

    1. Bald Moon Yellow (005)
      #fff700       ΔE = 2.533 / LRV ≈ 87.8%

  7. Vallejo Model Color

    1. Lemon Yellow (952)
      #fff700       ΔE = 2.533 / LRV ≈ 87.8%

  8. Old Citadel

    1. Bad Moon Yellow
      #fff700       ΔE = 2.533 / LRV ≈ 87.8%

  9. Plascon

    1. Yellow Jubilee Y2-A1-1
      #fcfc44       ΔE = 2.555 / LRV ≈ 90.7%
    2. Lavish Lemon Y5-A1-1
      #fcfc50       ΔE = 3.259 / LRV ≈ 90.9%

  10. Volkswagen

    1. Ginster Yellow
      #fff628       ΔE = 2.980 / LRV ≈ 87.3%

  11. Caparol

    1. 5 / 5 Ginstergelb
      #fcfc4c       ΔE = 3.013 / LRV ≈ 90.8%
    2. 67 / 67 Jasmingelb
      #fcfc5c       ΔE = 4.060 / LRV ≈ 91.1%

  12. Pantone / PMS

    1. 13-0663 TSX / Sun Glare
      #edff00       ΔE = 3.336 / LRV ≈ 89.5%
    2. 12-0645 TN / Lemon Tonic
      #fcf951       ΔE = 3.693 / LRV ≈ 89.0%

  13. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. S 0550-G70Y
      #fafb4f       ΔE = 3.428 / LRV ≈ 89.9%
    2. S 0550-G90Y
      #fff14a       ΔE = 5.203 / LRV ≈ 84.7%

  14. Beckers

    1. Tussilago 619 / S 1070-Y
      #f7f745       ΔE = 3.762 / LRV ≈ 86.7%
    2. Raps 618 / S 0560-Y
      #fafa61       ΔE = 4.703 / LRV ≈ 89.6%

  15. Games Workshop - Citadel

    1. Flash Gitz Yellow / Hexos Palesun / Dorn Yellow
      #fff200       ΔE = 4.125 / LRV ≈ 84.8%

  16. Valspar Paint

    1. Yellow Mustard
      #fff105       ΔE = 4.444 / LRV ≈ 84.2%
    2. Hail A Cab
      #ffff66 / #ff6       ΔE = 4.548 / LRV ≈ 93.7%

  17. Ford

    1. Bright Orange
      #f4f025       ΔE = 4.999 / LRV ≈ 81.7%
    2. Premier Yellow
      #fefb6c       ΔE = 5.233 / LRV ≈ 91.2%

  18. TRUMATCH

    1. 12-b
      #ffef2a       ΔE = 5.181 / LRV ≈ 83.2%

  19. Focoltone

    1. 3396
      #ffef2a       ΔE = 5.181 / LRV ≈ 83.2%

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#ffff00 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#ffff00 foreground

If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.

Marc Chagall
<p style="color: #ff0">…</p>

#ffff00 background

Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing.

Marc Chagall
<p style="background-color: #ff0">…</p>

#ffff00 shadow

I paint for myself. I don't know how to do anything else, anyway. Also I have to earn my living, and occupy myself.

Francis Bacon
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #ff0">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
16776960
Binary
11111111, 11111111, 00000000
Hexadecimal
#ffff00 / #ff0
LRV
≈ 92.8%
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 0)
RGBA
rgba(255, 255, 0, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.500, g: 0.500, b: 0.000
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 100.000%, blue: 0.000%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-256 / 0xffffff00
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 50%)
HSLA
hsla(60, 100%, 50%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 60° (60.000), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 100% (1.000)
HSP
hue: 60.000, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 94.128%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 85.873, S: 100.059, L: 97.139
Cubehelix
H: 56.942, S: 4.614, L: 0.890
TSL
T: 1.484, S: 0.316, L: 0.886
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 100% (1.000), key: 0% (0.000)
CMY
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 100% (1.000)
XYZ
X: 77.003, Y: 92.783, Z: 13.853
xyY
x: 0.419, y: 0.505, Y: 92.783
CIELab
L: 97.139, a: -21.554, b: 94.478
CIELuv
L: 97.139, u: 7.706, v: 106.787
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 97.139, C: 96.905, H: 102.851
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 97.139, C: 107.064, H: 85.873
Hunter-Lab
L: 96.324, a: -25.870, b: 58.900
CIECAM02
J: 95.721, C: 80.545, h: 105.787, Q: 192.758, M: 70.435, s: 60.449, H: 127.837
OSA-UCS
lightness: -9.730, jaune: 12.641, green: 3.612
LMS
L: 94.038, M: 103.403, S: 15.115
YCbCr
Y: 210.055, Cb: 16.055, Cr: 146.105
YCoCg
Y: 191.250, Cg: 63.750, Co: 127.500
YDbDr
Y: 225.930, Db: -339.915, Dr: -55.335
YPbPr
Y: 236.640, Pb: -127.500, Pr: 11.730
xvYCC
Y: 219.232, Cb: 16.000, Cr: 138.304
YIQ
Y: 225.930, I: 81.922, Q: -79.339
YUV
Y: 225.930, U: -111.177, V: 25.503
Munsell Color System
10Y 8,5/12 ΔE = 12.140
Brand Color
Sprint ΔE = 9.725

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