#FFEF00 Hex Color

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Color Name

Canary Yellow

Hex Color Code

#FFEF00

RGB Color Code

RGB(255, 239, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 6.3%, 100.0%, 0.0%

Color Family (Hue)

Yellow

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What color is FFEF00?

The color name for #FFEF00 is Canary Yellow and is belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The RGB color code for color number #FFEF00 is RGB(255, 239, 0). In the RGB color model, #FFEF00 has a red value of 255, a green value of 239, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 6.3% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 56.2° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #FFEF00 has a hue of 56.2° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Color FFEF00 is cool or warm?

Color FFEF00 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #FFEF00? (For interior and product design)

FFEF00 has an LRV of nearly 83. By LRV value, it is a whitish 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.

Dark Color

#FFEF00

LRV 83

Light Color

Compare LRV 83 of #FFEF00 with dark and light color

Is #FFEF00 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color FFEF00 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.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #FFEF00 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #FFEF00

Hex triplet: #FFEF00
Red: FF
Green: EF
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(255, 239, 0)

Red: 255 (100.0%)
Green: 239 (93.7%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 6.27%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 0.00%

HSL hsl(56.24deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)

Hue: 56.24°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 50.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 56.24°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 100.00 %

RYB ryb(16, 239, 0)

Red: 16 (6.3%)
Yellow: 239 (93.7%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)

HWB

Hue: 56.24°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 0.00 %

CMY

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 6.27%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 72.11
Y: 82.99
Z: 12.22

YXY

Y1: 82.99
X: 0.43
Y2: 0.5

CIE-Lab

L: 93.01
A: -13.86
B: 91.48

CIE-Lch

L: 93.01
C: 92.53
H: 98.61

CIE-Luv

L: 93.01
U: 18.42
V: 100.91

Hunter-Lab

L: 91.1
A: -18.14
B: 55.82

Other

LRV: ~ 83 %
Munsell Color System: 10Y 9.0/18

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

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.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #FFEF00

These are the named colors closest to hex FFEF00, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#FFEF00 Color Canary Yellow

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#FFEF00 Color Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow)

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#FDEE00 Color Aureolin (Cobalt Yellow)

99.67% match | ΔE 0.33

#FFF01F Color Neon Yellow

99.31% match | ΔE 0.69

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to FFEF00.

#FFE900 Color PANTONE 803 C

98.27% match | ΔE 1.73

#F3E500 Color PANTONE 3945 C

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#FCE300 Color PANTONE 102 C

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#ECE81A Color PANTONE 395 C

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to FFEF00.

#FEE715 Color PANTONE 12-0643 TCX - Blazing Yellow

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#EFE237 Color PANTONE 12-0650 TCX - Summer Sun

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#FAE03C Color PANTONE 12-0752 TCX - Buttercup

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

#F4DD40 Color PANTONE 13-0644 TCX - Golden Kiwi

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to FFEF00.

#FDEF41 Color BS 10-E-50 - Forsythia

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#FDD93F Color BS 10-E-49 - Pale Lemon

92.69% match | ΔE 7.31

#FFE268 Color BS 10-C-31 - Champagne

92.11% match | ΔE 7.89

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to FFEF00.

#FFFF00 Color RAL 1026 - Luminous Yellow

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#F1DD38 Color RAL 1016 - Sulfur Yellow

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#FFFC00 Color Snapchat Yellow (Snap Yellow)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

Paint color for Hex #FFEF00

These are the real paint colors closest to hex FFEF00 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from FFEF00 once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color FFEF00 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #FFEF00 to Dunn-Edwards

#FFE536 Color Highlighter (DE 5404)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#FFDC00 Color Summer Sun (DE 5405)

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#F4DB4F Color Gilded (DE 5418)

93.36% match | ΔE 6.64

#FFDD49 Color Radiant Sunrise (DE 5397)

93.17% match | ΔE 6.83

PPG Paints

Hex color FFEF00 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #FFEF00 to PPG Paints

#FFDF38 Color Acorn Squash (PPG1212-6)

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

#E6D943 Color Citrus Spice (PPG1216-6)

93.53% match | ΔE 6.47

#F6DB5D Color Dilly Dally (PPG1213-6)

92.12% match | ΔE 7.88

#FFD637 Color Flirtatious (PPG1212-7)

91.68% match | ΔE 8.32

Benjamin Moore

Hex color FFEF00 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #FFEF00 to Benjamin Moore

#FFDB00 Color Bright Yellow (2022-30)

94.01% match | ΔE 5.99

#FFDD39 Color Bold Yellow (336)

93.90% match | ΔE 6.10

#FFE765 Color Banana Yellow (2022-40)

93.55% match | ΔE 6.45

#F8D60A Color Sun Porch (2023-30)

93.43% match | ΔE 6.57

Farrow & Ball

Hex color FFEF00 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #FFEF00 to Farrow & Ball

#E9DF63 Color Yellowcake (279)

92.11% match | ΔE 7.89

#F5DB88 Color Sherbert Lemon (9914)

87.01% match | ΔE 12.99

#EBE393 Color Butterweed (9802)

86.73% match | ΔE 13.27

#DACB7B Color Citrona (CC3)

85.38% match | ΔE 14.62

Valspar

Hex color FFEF00 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #FFEF00 to Valspar

#F1DA65 Color Pursuit of Happiness (8001-25D)

91.36% match | ΔE 8.64

#FFD542 Color Sweet Mustard (3008-1B)

90.90% match | ΔE 9.10

#F5E47A Color Wild Daffodil (8001-25C)

90.81% match | ΔE 9.19

#FFDB63 Color Backlit Lemon (V017-2)

90.58% match | ΔE 9.42

Sherwin Williams

Hex color FFEF00 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #FFEF00 to Sherwin Williams

#FED95D Color Lemon Twist (SW 6909)

90.62% match | ΔE 9.38

#FED340 Color Daisy (SW 6910)

90.47% match | ΔE 9.53

#FECB01 Color Confident Yellow (SW 6911)

88.92% match | ΔE 11.08

#EDD26F Color Funky Yellow (SW 6913)

88.41% match | ΔE 11.59

Behr

Hex color FFEF00 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #FFEF00 to Behr

#FFD756 Color Buzz-In (P300-6)

90.37% match | ΔE 9.63

#F7DA74 Color Solar Energy (P310-5)

89.34% match | ΔE 10.66

#F0CC50 Color Radiant Sun (P310-6)

89.16% match | ΔE 10.84

#FFE487 Color Upbeat (P300-5)

88.75% match | ΔE 11.25

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

View more Canary Yellow - #FFEF00 color palettes and coordinating colors

666000

998F00

CCBF00

FFEF00

FFF233

FFF566

FFF999

Monochromatic Color Palette

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.

FF0010

FF6F00

FFEF00

90FF00

10FF00

Analogous Color Palette

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.

FFEF00

00FFEF

EF00FF

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

FFEF00

00FF70

0010FF

FF008F

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

FFEF00

FFF019

FFF233

FFF34C

FFF566

FFF77F

FFF899

FFFAB2

FFFBCC

FFFDE5

FFFFFF

Canary Yellow - #FFEF00 Tints

FFEF00

E5D700

CCBF00

B2A700

998F00

7F7700

665F00

4C4700

332F00

191700

000000

Canary Yellow - #FFEF00 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#FFEF00

Canary Yellow

#0010FF

Blue*

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 Canary Yellow - #FFEF00?

Color that best contrast with Canary Yellow - #FFEF00 is #0010FF, color name is 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.