Microsoft Yellow Brand Color

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Color Name

Microsoft Yellow

Hex Color Code

#FFB900

RGB Color Code

RGB(255, 185, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 27.5%, 100.0%, 0.0%

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What color is Microsoft Yellow?

Microsoft Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Microsoft Yellow is #FFB900, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 185, 0).

In the RGB color model, Microsoft Yellow has a red value of 255, a green value of 185, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 27.5% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 43.5° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Microsoft Yellow has a hue of 43.5° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Microsoft Yellow is cool or warm?

The color Microsoft Yellow is a warm color.

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

Microsoft Yellow has an LRV of nearly 56. By LRV value, it is a medium 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.

Dark Color

Microsoft Yellow

LRV 56

Light Color

Compare LRV 56 of Microsoft Yellow with dark and light color

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

Check if the color Microsoft 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.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Microsoft Yellow (Other - Brand) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #FFB900

Hex triplet: #FFB900
Red: FF
Green: B9
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(255, 185, 0)

Red: 255 (100.0%)
Green: 185 (72.5%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 27.45%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 0.00%

HSL hsl(43.53deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)

Hue: 43.53°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 50.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 43.53°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 100.00 %

RYB ryb(70, 185, 0)

Red: 70 (27.5%)
Yellow: 185 (72.5%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)

HWB

Hue: 43.53°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 0.00 %

CMY

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 27.45%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 58.59
Y: 55.96
Z: 7.71

YXY

Y1: 55.96
X: 0.48
Y2: 0.46

CIE-Lab

L: 79.59
A: 13.5
B: 82.06

CIE-Lch

L: 79.59
C: 83.16
H: 80.65

CIE-Luv

L: 79.59
U: 58.55
V: 81.15

Hunter-Lab

L: 74.81
A: 8.9
B: 46.25

Other

LRV: ~ 56 %
Munsell Color System: 10YR 8.0/14

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.

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 Microsoft Yellow (Other - Brand)

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

#FFBA00 Color Selective yellow

99.65% match | ΔE 0.35

#FFBF00 Color Fluorescent Orange

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#FFBF00 Color Amber

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#F1B42F Color Xanthous

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

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

RAL Design

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

#FFB70B Color RAL 080 80 80 - Fire Yellow

99.11% match | ΔE 0.89

#FCB937 Color RAL 080 80 70 - Pear Yellow

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#F6BB00 Color RAL 085 80 85 - Decor Yellow

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#F5BB00 Color RAL 085 80 80 - Dandelion Yellow

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

Pantone PMS

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Pantone PMS

#FFB81C Color PANTONE 1235 C

98.82% match | ΔE 1.18

#FFB500 Color PANTONE 7549 C

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#F1B300 Color PANTONE 3514 C

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#F0B323 Color PANTONE 7409 C

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

RAL Classic

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to RAL Classic

#F7B500 Color RAL 1023 - Traffic Yellow

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#F6B600 Color RAL 1021 - Colza Yellow

98.29% match | ΔE 1.71

#FFB200 Color RAL 2007 - Luminous Bright Orange

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

#F9A800 Color RAL 1003 - Signal Yellow

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

Pantone TCX

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Pantone TCX

#F7B718 Color PANTONE 14-0957 TCX - Spectra Yellow

98.41% match | ΔE 1.59

#FFC300 Color PANTONE 13-0859 TCX - Lemon Chrome

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#F4BF3A Color PANTONE 13-0759 TCX - Solar Power

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#FDC04E Color PANTONE 14-0850 TCX - Daffodil

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

British Standard 4800

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to British Standard 4800

#FFAF15 Color BS 08-E-53 - Yellow

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#E8B900 Color BS 10-E-53 - Canary

94.13% match | ΔE 5.87

#FFCC32 Color BS 10-D-41 - Yellow

93.98% match | ΔE 6.02

#F0BC56 Color BS 08-C-31 - Blush Stone

93.87% match | ΔE 6.13

Pantone TPX

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TPX. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Pantone TPX

#F5C71A Color Deep Lemon

93.36% match | ΔE 6.64

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

#FFB900 Color Microsoft Yellow

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#F4B400 Color Google Yellow

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#FFC107 Color Bootstrap Warning (Bootstrap Yellow)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#FFB511 Color UC Gold (University of California)

98.27% match | ΔE 1.73

#FFC40C Color Mikado yellow

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

Paint similar to Microsoft Yellow (Other - Brand)

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

Valspar

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Valspar

#FFB801 Color Sunspark (3010-2)

99.63% match | ΔE 0.37

#FFB701 Color Gold Abundance (3003-1A)

99.28% match | ΔE 0.72

#FFBD15 Color Bonjour (V016-3)

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#FFBD27 Color Golden Treasure (3004-1A)

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

Sherwin Williams

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Sherwin Williams

#FDB702 Color Goldfinch (SW 6905)

99.46% match | ΔE 0.54

#F8AC1D Color Gusto Gold (SW 6904)

95.58% match | ΔE 4.42

#FFC723 Color Cheerful (SW 6903)

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

#FFC801 Color Forsythia (SW 6907)

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

Benjamin Moore

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Benjamin Moore

#FFB700 Color Golden Nugget (2019-20)

99.29% match | ΔE 0.71

#FFB600 Color Lemon Shine (2020-20)

98.93% match | ΔE 1.07

#FFBD00 Color Yellow Flash (2021-10)

98.59% match | ΔE 1.41

#FFC21B Color Sunflower (2019-30)

97.13% match | ΔE 2.87

Dunn-Edwards

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Dunn-Edwards

#F9B500 Color Yellow Summer (DEA 118)

98.83% match | ΔE 1.17

#F9B82B Color Hot Sun (DE 5349)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#FFBD31 Color Vibrant Honey (DE 5314)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#F5BC1D Color Golden Lock (DEA 121)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

Behr

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Behr

#FFBD1B Color Laser Lemon (P290-7)

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#FFB729 Color Extreme Yellow (P260-7)

97.73% match | ΔE 2.27

#F7B930 Color Yellow Groove (HDC-MD-02A)

97.61% match | ΔE 2.39

#FFB737 Color Soft Boiled (P270-6)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

PPG Paints

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to PPG Paints

#FFBC35 Color Fall Gold (PPG1205-7)

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#FFC632 Color Rise-N-Shine (PPG1206-7)

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

#FFC943 Color Be Daring (PPG1211-7)

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#F7B74E Color Mango Margarita (PPG1204-7)

94.48% match | ΔE 5.52

Farrow & Ball

Microsoft Yellow similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Microsoft Yellow to Farrow & Ball

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

90.77% match | ΔE 9.23

#E69F43 Color Dutch Orange (W76)

89.39% match | ΔE 10.61

#E0BE6E Color Corngold (9915)

89.08% match | ΔE 10.92

#E1B06E Color Orangery (70)

88.21% match | ΔE 11.79

Color Combinations

View more Microsoft Yellow - #FFB900 color palettes and coordinating colors

664A00

996F00

CC9400

FFB900

FFC733

FFD566

FFE399

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.

FF0046

FF3A00

FFB900

C5FF00

46FF00

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.

FFB900

00FFB9

B900FF

Triadic Color Palette

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

FFB900

00FF3A

0046FF

FF00C6

Tetradic Color Palette

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

FFB900

FFC019

FFC733

FFCE4C

FFD566

FFDC7F

FFE399

FFEAB2

FFF1CC

FFF8E5

FFFFFF

Microsoft Yellow - #FFB900 Tints

FFB900

E5A600

CC9400

B28100

996F00

7F5C00

664900

4C3700

332500

191200

000000

Microsoft Yellow - #FFB900 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#FFB900

Microsoft Yellow

#0046FF

Neon 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 Microsoft Yellow - #FFB900?

Color that best contrast with Microsoft Yellow - #FFB900 is #0046FF, color name is Neon 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.