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Lemon yellow (Crayola) / #ffff9f Hex Color Code

#ffff9f Paint ChipThe color lemon yellow (crayola) with hexadecimal color code #ffff9f is a light shade of yellow-green. In the RGB color model #ffff9f is comprised of 100% red, 100% green and 62.35% blue. In the HSL color space #ffff9f has a hue of 60° (degrees), 100% saturation and 81% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 570.47 nm.

Color Variations

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Color Schemes

Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#ffff9f linear gradient to complementary #9fdfff

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #f3f9b0
  3. #e6f4c0
  4. #d7efd0
  5. #c7e9e0
  6. #b5e4f0
  7. #9fdfff

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #cdce71
  2. #ddde80
  3. #eeef90
  4. #ffff9f
  5. #ffffaf
  6. #ffffbf
  7. #ffffcf

Tones

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #f8f7a8
  3. #f0efb0
  4. #e9e7b8
  5. #e0dfc0
  6. #d8d7c8
  7. #cfcfcf

Tints and Shades

#ffff9f to white

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #ffffaf
  3. #ffffc0
  4. #ffffd0
  5. #ffffdf
  6. #ffffef
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#ffff9f to black

  1. #ffff9f
  2. #d0d083
  3. #a2a267
  4. #77774d
  5. #4f4e35
  6. #2a291e
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. ★ S 0520-G80Y
      #ffffa3       ΔE = 0.615 / LRV ≈ 95.4%
    2. ★ S 0520-G90Y
      #fffda1       ΔE = 0.864 / LRV ≈ 94.1%

  2. Valspar Paint

    1. ★ Buttered Popcorn
      #fdff9c       ΔE = 0.636 / LRV ≈ 94.8%
    2. ★ Solana Ray
      #fffaa0       ΔE = 1.883 / LRV ≈ 92.2%

  3. Crayola

    1. ★ Canary
      #ffff99 / #ff9       ΔE = 0.916 / LRV ≈ 95.1%

  4. Caparol

    1. ★ 340
      #fcfc9c       ΔE = 1.035 / LRV ≈ 92.7%
    2. 1263
      #fcf89c       ΔE = 2.312 / LRV ≈ 90.2%

  5. Plascon

    1. ★ Summer Memory Y2-A1-3
      #fcfc90       ΔE = 2.197 / LRV ≈ 92.3%
    2. Lemon Rind Y4-A1-3
      #fcfc8c       ΔE = 2.739 / LRV ≈ 92.2%

  6. Dunn-Edwards

    1. ★ Lemon Slice / 3078
      #fffba8       ΔE = 2.277 / LRV ≈ 93.1%

  7. California Paints

    1. ★ DE 5402 - Lemon Slice
      #fffba8       ΔE = 2.277 / LRV ≈ 93.1%

  8. Ford

    1. Casino Cream
      #fef994       ΔE = 2.315 / LRV ≈ 91.0%
    2. Cream
      #fff79d       ΔE = 2.881 / LRV ≈ 90.2%

  9. Sigma

    1. Natural Green / S 0530-G70Y
      #f8fba7       ΔE = 2.471 / LRV ≈ 91.7%

  10. Brighto Paints

    1. 1-16-4 Forbidden City
      #f9f8a2       ΔE = 2.645 / LRV ≈ 89.9%

  11. Pantone / PMS

    1. 930 U
      #f4f897       ΔE = 2.872 / LRV ≈ 88.6%

#ffff9f HTML / CSS Code Examples

#ffff9f foreground

Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it.

Salvador Dali
<p style="color: #ffff9f">…</p>

#ffff9f background

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

Charles Horton Cooley
<p style="background-color: #ffff9f">…</p>

#ffff9f shadow

Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God.

Rembrandt
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #ffff9f">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
16777119
Binary
11111111, 11111111, 10011111
Hexadecimal
#ffff9f
LRV
≈ 95.3%
Closest short hex
#ff9 ΔE = 0.881
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 159)
RGBA
rgba(255, 255, 159, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.381, g: 0.381, b: 0.238
RYB
red: 62.353%, yellow: 100.000%, blue: 62.353%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-97 / 0xffffff9f
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 81%)
HSLA
hsla(60, 100%, 81%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 60° (60.000), saturation: 38% (0.376), value: 100% (1.000)
HSP
hue: 60.000, saturation: 37.647%, perceived brightness: 96.453%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 85.873, S: 100.055, L: 98.147
Cubehelix
H: 56.942, S: 4.284, L: 0.959
TSL
T: 1.484, S: 0.091, L: 0.957
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 38% (0.376), key: 0% (0.000)
CMY
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 38% (0.376)
XYZ
X: 83.259, Y: 95.285, Z: 46.800
xyY
x: 0.369, y: 0.423, Y: 95.285
CIELab
L: 98.147, a: -13.604, b: 45.870
CIELuv
L: 98.147, u: 4.647, v: 64.405
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 98.147, C: 47.845, H: 106.519
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 98.147, C: 64.572, H: 85.873
Hunter-Lab
L: 97.614, a: -18.574, b: 39.904
CIECAM02
J: 97.391, C: 38.636, h: 104.474, Q: 194.433, M: 33.787, s: 41.686, H: 125.700
OSA-UCS
lightness: -9.903, jaune: 6.918, green: 1.982
LMS
L: 94.346, M: 103.450, S: 47.569
YCbCr
Y: 225.637, Cb: 85.856, Cr: 134.816
YCgCo
Y: 231.000, Cg: 24.000, Co: 87.750
YDbDr
Y: 244.056, Db: -127.968, Dr: -20.832
YPbPr
Y: 248.088, Pb: -48.000, Pr: 4.416
xvYCC
Y: 229.064, Cb: 85.835, Cr: 131.879
YIQ
Y: 244.056, I: 30.841, Q: -29.869
YUV
Y: 244.056, U: -41.853, V: 9.601
Munsell Color System
2.5GY 9/6 ΔE = 7.516
Brand Color
Sprint ΔE = 13.341

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