Color Name
Lemon Yellow
Hex Color Code
#FFFF9F
RGB Color Code
RGB(255, 255, 159)
CMYK Values*
0.0%, 0.0%, 37.6%, 0.0%
Color Family (Hue)
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Lemon yellow was a Crayola color from 1903 to 1990. This color, also known as "Light Chrome Yellow".

What color is Lemon Yellow?

Lemon Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Lemon Yellow is #FFFF9F, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 255, 159).

In the RGB color model, Lemon Yellow has a red value of 255, a green value of 255, and a blue value of 159. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 37.6% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 60° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 81.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Lemon Yellow has a hue of 60° (degrees), 37.6 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Lemon Yellow is cool or warm?

The color Lemon Yellow is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Lemon Yellow? (For interior and product design)

Lemon Yellow has an LRV of nearly 95.3. 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
Lemon Yellow
LRV 95.3
Light Color

Compare LRV 95.3 of Lemon Yellow with dark and light color

Is Lemon Yellow Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Lemon 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

Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #FFFF9F
Hex triplet
#FFFF9F
Red
FF
Green
FF
Blue
9F
RGBA / RGB rgb(255, 255, 159)
Red
255 (100.0%)
Green
255 (100.0%)
Blue
159 (62.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
0.00%
Yellow
37.65%
Key
0.00%
HSL hsl(60deg, 100.0 %, 81.2 %)
Hue
60°
Saturation
100.00 %
Lightness
81.18 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
60°
Saturation
37.65 %
Brightness / Value
100.00 %
RYB ryb(0, 96, 0)
Red
0 (0.0%)
Yellow
96 (37.6%)
Blue
0 (0.0%)
HWB
Hue
60°
Whiteness
62.35 %
Blackness
0.00 %
CMY
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
0.00%
Yellow
37.65%
XYZ
X
83.26
Y
95.28
Z
46.8
YXY
Y1
95.28
X
0.37
Y2
0.42
CIE-Lab
L
98.15
A
-13.6
B
45.86
CIE-Lch
L
98.15
C
47.84
H
106.52
CIE-Luv
L
98.15
U
4.65
V
64.4
Hunter-Lab
L
97.61
A
-18.57
B
39.9
Other
LRV
~ 95.3 %
Munsell Color System
2.6GY 9.7/6.7

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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

Named colors similar to Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons)

These are the named colors closest to Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#FFFF9F Color Lemon Yellow
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#FFFF99 Color Canary
99.10% match | ΔE 0.90
#FDFD96 Color Pastel Yellow
98.85% match | ΔE 1.15
#E8F48C Color Key Lime
95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


British Standard 4800

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Pantone TCX

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Pantone PMS

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#EEF386 Color PANTONE 930 C
96.49% match | ΔE 3.51
#EFF4A4 Color PANTONE 937 C
96.24% match | ΔE 3.76
#F0E991 Color PANTONE 601 C
95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

RAL Design

Lemon Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Lemon Yellow to RAL Design


Paint similar to Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons)

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


Dunn-Edwards

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Benjamin Moore

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PPG Paints

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Valspar

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Farrow & Ball

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Sherwin Williams

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Behr

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Color Combinations

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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.

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.

Triadic Color Palette

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

Tetradic Color Palette

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

Complementary / Opposite Color

#FFFF9F
Lemon Yellow
#9F9FFF
Maximum Blue Purple*

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 Lemon Yellow - #FFFF9F?

Color that best contrast with Lemon Yellow - #FFFF9F is #9F9FFF, color name is Maximum Blue Purple*. 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 Lemon Yellow - #FFFF9F?

Complementary or Opposite color for Lemon Yellow - #FFFF9F is #9F9FFF, color name is Maximum Blue Purple*.

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