The color Chinese Yellow represents the color of the robe worn by the Emperor of China. Other names for this color are Royal Yellow and Imperial Yellow.
What color is Chinese Yellow?
Chinese Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Chinese Yellow is #FADA5E, and the RGB color code is RGB(250, 218, 94).
In the RGB color model, Chinese Yellow has a red value of 250, a green value of 218, and a blue value of 94. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 12.8% magenta, 62.4% yellow, and 2.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 47.7° (degrees), 94.0 % saturation, and 67.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Chinese Yellow has a hue of 47.7° (degrees), 62.4 % saturation and 98.0 % brightness/value.
Chinese Yellow is cool or warm?
The color Chinese Yellow is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Chinese Yellow? (For interior and product design)
Chinese Yellow has an LRV of nearly 71.3. By LRV value, it is a light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 71.3 of Chinese Yellow with dark and light color
Is Chinese Yellow Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Chinese Yellow meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Chinese Yellow color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #FADA5E
- Red
- FA
- Green
- DA
- Blue
- 5E
- Red
- 250 (98.0%)
- Green
- 218 (85.5%)
- Blue
- 94 (36.9%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 12.80%
- Yellow
- 62.40%
- Key
- 1.96%
- Hue
- 47.69°
- Saturation
- 93.98 %
- Lightness
- 67.45 %
- Hue
- 47.69°
- Saturation
- 62.40 %
- Brightness / Value
- 98.04 %
- Red
- 27 (10.8%)
- Yellow
- 138 (54.2%)
- Blue
- 9 (3.4%)
- Hue
- 47.69°
- Whiteness
- 36.86 %
- Blackness
- 1.96 %
- Cyan
- 1.96%
- Magenta
- 14.51%
- Yellow
- 63.14%
- X
- 66.52
- Y
- 71.27
- Z
- 20.84
- Y1
- 71.27
- X
- 0.42
- Y2
- 0.45
- L
- 87.62
- A
- -2.72
- B
- 63.39
- L
- 87.62
- C
- 63.45
- H
- 92.45
- L
- 87.62
- U
- 27.59
- V
- 76.37
- L
- 84.42
- A
- -7.11
- B
- 44.46
- LRV
- ~ 71.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 2.5Y 9.0/10
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Chinese Yellow
These are the named colors closest to Chinese Yellow , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to Pantone TCX
Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to RAL Design
British Standard 4800
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to British Standard 4800
RAL Classic
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to RAL Classic
Pantone TPX
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Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Chinese Yellow
These are the real paint colors closest to Chinese Yellow from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Chinese Yellow once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to Sherwin Williams
PPG Paints
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to PPG Paints
Dunn-Edwards
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to Behr
Farrow & Ball
Chinese Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Chinese Yellow to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Chinese Yellow - #FADA5E color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Chinese Yellow - #FADA5E?
Color that best contrast with Chinese Yellow - #FADA5E is #5E7EFA, color name is Deep Electric Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Chinese Yellow - #FADA5E?
Complementary or Opposite color for Chinese Yellow - #FADA5E is #5E7EFA, color name is Deep Electric Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Chinese Yellow - #FADA5E Color Images and Patterns
