Safety Yellow Color

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Color Name

Safety Yellow

Hex Color Code

#EED202

RGB Color Code

RGB(238, 210, 2)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 11.8%, 99.2%, 6.7%

Color Family (Hue)

Yellow

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Safety Yellow is a high-visibility safety color defined by ANSI standard that specifies the standards for safety and accident prevention information. Color is used on hazard symbols, warning signs, high-visibility clothing, etc.

What color is Safety Yellow?

Safety Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Safety Yellow is #EED202, and the RGB color code is RGB(238, 210, 2).

In the RGB color model, Safety Yellow has a red value of 238, a green value of 210, and a blue value of 2. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 99.2% yellow, and 6.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 52.9° (degrees), 98.3 % saturation, and 47.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Safety Yellow has a hue of 52.9° (degrees), 99.2 % saturation and 93.3 % brightness/value.

Safety Yellow is cool or warm?

The color Safety Yellow is a warm color.

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

Safety Yellow has an LRV of nearly 64.3. 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.

Dark Color

Safety Yellow

LRV 64.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 64.3 of Safety Yellow with dark and light color

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

Check if the color Safety 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

Safety Yellow color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #EED202

Hex triplet: #EED202
Red: EE
Green: D2
Blue: 02

RGBA / RGB rgb(238, 210, 2)

Red: 238 (93.3%)
Green: 210 (82.4%)
Blue: 2 (0.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 11.76%
Yellow: 99.16%
Key: 6.67%

HSL hsl(52.88deg, 98.3 %, 47.1 %)

Hue: 52.88°
Saturation: 98.33 %
Lightness: 47.06 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 52.88°
Saturation: 99.16 %
Brightness / Value: 93.33 %

RYB ryb(45, 211, 10)

Red: 45 (17.5%)
Yellow: 211 (82.9%)
Blue: 10 (3.9%)

HWB

Hue: 52.88°
Whiteness: 0.78 %
Blackness: 6.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 6.67%
Magenta: 17.65%
Yellow: 99.22%

XYZ

X: 58.32
Y: 64.27
Z: 9.39

YXY

Y1: 64.27
X: 0.44
Y2: 0.49

CIE-Lab

L: 84.11
A: -6.63
B: 84.24

CIE-Lch

L: 84.11
C: 84.5
H: 94.5

CIE-Luv

L: 84.11
U: 26.45
V: 89.96

Hunter-Lab

L: 80.17
A: -10.46
B: 49.18

Other

LRV: ~ 64.3 %
Munsell Color System: 7.6Y 8.3/49.2

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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 Safety Yellow

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

#EED202 Color Safety Yellow

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#E4D00A Color Citrine

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#EFCC00 Color Yellow (Munsell)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#ECD540 Color Sandstorm Yellow

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

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

Pantone TCX

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

#E8D11F Color PANTONE' 13-0753 TCX - Quince

98.44% match | ΔE 1.56

#F7D000 Color PANTONE 14-0756 TCX - Empire Yellow

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#FFDA29 Color PANTONE 13-0858 TCX - Vibrant Yellow

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#F4DD40 Color PANTONE 13-0644 TCX - Golden Kiwi

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

Pantone PMS

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

#FBD800 Color PANTONE Medium Yellow C

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#F2CD00 Color PANTONE 7405 C

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#E1CD00 Color PANTONE 605 C

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#FDDA24 Color PANTONE 115 C

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

RAL Classic

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

#F1DD38 Color RAL 1016 - Sulfur Yellow

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#FACA30 Color RAL 1018 - Zinc Yellow

94.10% match | ΔE 5.90

British Standard 4800

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

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

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#FFCC00 Color BS 10-E-51 - Yellow

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

#FFCC32 Color BS 10-D-41 - Yellow

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

#FFE268 Color BS 10-C-31 - Champagne

93.47% match | ΔE 6.53

RAL Design

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

#DFC633 Color RAL 095 80 70 - Mimosa Yellow

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#DAC100 Color RAL 095 80 80 - Sorbet Yellow

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#D8CB32 Color RAL 100 80 70 - LED Green

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

#D4CC00 Color RAL 100 80 80 - March Green

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

Pantone TPX

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

#F5C71A Color Deep Lemon

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

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

#F8D810 Color Candlelight

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#FFDD33 Color Capsicum Yellow

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#FFE01B Color Cavendish Yellow

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#FEE12B Color Pineapple Yellow

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

Paint similar to Safety Yellow

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

Benjamin Moore

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

#F8D60A Color Sun Porch (2023-30)

98.17% match | ΔE 1.83

#F0CD00 Color Baby Chick (2023-20)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#ECC900 Color Yolk (2023-10)

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#FFDB00 Color Bright Yellow (2022-30)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

Dunn-Edwards

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

#E9CB2E Color Soleil (DE 5419)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#FFDC00 Color Summer Sun (DE 5405)

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#E7C630 Color Lemon Zest (DE 5412)

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#F3D64F Color Fresh Pineapple (DE 5411)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

PPG Paints

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

#FFDF38 Color Acorn Squash (PPG1212-6)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#FFD637 Color Flirtatious (PPG1212-7)

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#EFCC44 Color Crushed Pineapple (PPG1213-7)

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

#E6D943 Color Citrus Spice (PPG1216-6)

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

Valspar

Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Valspar

#FFD542 Color Sweet Mustard (3008-1B)

95.20% match | ΔE 4.80

#FFCE01 Color Tangy (3008-1A)

94.80% match | ΔE 5.20

#EBC746 Color Lime Drop (V019-2)

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

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

93.79% match | ΔE 6.21

Sherwin Williams

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

#FED340 Color Daisy (SW 6910)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

#FECB01 Color Confident Yellow (SW 6911)

94.19% match | ΔE 5.81

#FED95D Color Lemon Twist (SW 6909)

93.96% match | ΔE 6.04

#FFC801 Color Forsythia (SW 6907)

93.05% match | ΔE 6.95

Behr

Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Behr

#F0CC50 Color Radiant Sun (P310-6)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#FFD756 Color Buzz-In (P300-6)

94.12% match | ΔE 5.88

#FFC819 Color Unmellow Yellow (P300-7)

92.84% match | ΔE 7.16

#E1BA36 Color Solarium (P310-7)

92.46% match | ΔE 7.54

Farrow & Ball

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

#E9DF63 Color Yellowcake (279)

92.59% match | ΔE 7.41

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

89.72% match | ΔE 10.28

#F5DB88 Color Sherbert Lemon (9914)

89.22% match | ΔE 10.78

#DACB7B Color Citrona (CC3)

88.61% match | ΔE 11.39

Color Combinations

View more Safety Yellow - #EED202 color palettes and coordinating colors

564C01

897901

BBA502

EED202

FDE426

FEEA58

FEF08B

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.

EE021E

EE5C02

EED202

94EE02

1EEE02

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.

EED202

02EED2

D202EE

Triadic Color Palette

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

EED202

02EE5C

021EEE

EE0294

Tetradic Color Palette

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

EED202

EFD61B

F1DB34

F3DF4D

F4E467

F6E880

F8ED99

F9F1B3

FBF6CC

FDFAE5

FFFFFF

Safety Yellow - #EED202 Tints

EED202

D6BD01

BEA801

A69301

8E7E01

776901

5F5300

473F00

2F2A00

171500

000000

Safety Yellow - #EED202 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#EED202

Safety Yellow

#021EEE

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 Safety Yellow - #EED202?

Color that best contrast with Safety Yellow - #EED202 is #021EEE, 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.