School Bus Yellow Color

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Color Name

School Bus Yellow

Hex Color Code

#F5A400

RGB Color Code

RGB(245, 164, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 33.1%, 100.0%, 3.9%

Color Family (Hue)

Yellow

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School Bus Yellow is a color specifically formulated for school buses in North America and Canada. This color is also called National School Bus Glossy Yellow.

What color is School Bus Yellow?

School Bus Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for School Bus Yellow is #F5A400, and the RGB color code is RGB(245, 164, 0).

In the RGB color model, School Bus Yellow has a red value of 245, a green value of 164, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 33.1% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 3.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 40.2° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 48.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, School Bus Yellow has a hue of 40.2° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 96.1 % brightness/value.

School Bus Yellow is cool or warm?

The color School Bus Yellow is a warm color.

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

School Bus Yellow has an LRV of nearly 46. 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

School Bus Yellow

LRV 46

Light Color

Compare LRV 46 of School Bus Yellow with dark and light color

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

Check if the color School Bus 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

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

HEX #F5A400

Hex triplet: #F5A400
Red: F5
Green: A4
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(245, 164, 0)

Red: 245 (96.1%)
Green: 164 (64.3%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 33.06%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 3.92%

HSL hsl(40.16deg, 100.0 %, 48.0 %)

Hue: 40.16°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 48.04 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 40.16°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 96.08 %

RYB ryb(91, 168, 7)

Red: 91 (35.7%)
Yellow: 168 (65.7%)
Blue: 7 (2.6%)

HWB

Hue: 40.16°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 3.92 %

CMY

Cyan: 3.92%
Magenta: 35.69%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 50.93
Y: 45.96
Z: 6.19

YXY

Y1: 45.96
X: 0.49
Y2: 0.45

CIE-Lab

L: 73.52
A: 20.25
B: 77.46

CIE-Lch

L: 73.52
C: 80.06
H: 75.35

CIE-Luv

L: 73.52
U: 67.47
V: 73.33

Hunter-Lab

L: 67.8
A: 15.45
B: 42.05

Other

LRV: ~ 46 %
Munsell Color System: 0.2Y 7.2/18.7

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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 School Bus Yellow

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

#F5A400 Color School Bus Yellow

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#FFA700 Color Chrome Yellow

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#FFA500 Color Orange (Web)

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

#FFAA1D Color Bright Yellow

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

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

RAL Classic

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

#F9A800 Color RAL 1003 - Signal Yellow

98.88% match | ΔE 1.12

#E49E00 Color RAL 1004 Golden Yellow

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#FFB200 Color RAL 2007 - Luminous Bright Orange

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

#E2A300 Color RAL 1032 - Broom Yellow

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

Pantone TCX

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

#FFA500 Color PANTONE 14-1064 TCX - Saffron

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

#F9AC2F Color PANTONE 14-0955 TCX - Citrus

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

#ECA825 Color PANTONE 15-0955 TCX - Old Gold

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#FFA00D Color PANTONE 14-1159 TCX - Zinnia

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

Pantone PMS

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

#F2A900 Color PANTONE 130 C

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#FFAD00 Color PANTONE 2010 C

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#FFA300 Color PANTONE 137 C

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#F3AF22 Color PANTONE 4008 C

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

British Standard 4800

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

#FFAF15 Color BS 08-E-53 - Yellow

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#FFAC30 Color BS 06-E-50 - Apricot

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#FCAF3D Color BS 08-D-41 - Yellow

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#F2AA4C Color BS 06-D-41 - Orange

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

RAL Design

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

#E99A10 Color RAL 075 70 70 - Pumpkin Yellow

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#E59B00 Color RAL 080 70 88 - Arnica Yellow

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#E99700 Color RAL 075 70 80 - Autumn Yellow

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#E19C00 Color RAL 080 70 80 - Sunflower Yellow

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

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#FFA812 Color Dark Tangerine

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#F79E1B Color Mastercard Yellow

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

Paint similar to School Bus Yellow

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

Behr

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

#F9AB1D Color Sunny Side Up (P270-7)

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#FFB737 Color Soft Boiled (P270-6)

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

#FFB729 Color Extreme Yellow (P260-7)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#EAB034 Color Midsummer Gold (P280-7)

94.36% match | ΔE 5.64

Valspar

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

#FFA901 Color Kernel of Truth (V015-3)

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#EBA101 Color Queen Anne (M226)

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#FFA501 Color Orange Glow (3001-1A)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#FFAA3E Color Pumpkin Butter (2007-1B)

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

Dunn-Edwards

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

#FFAA00 Color Flash of Orange (DEA 116)

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#FFAF37 Color Ripe Pumpkin (DE 5307)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#EDA740 Color Acorn Squash (DE 5292)

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

#E59B34 Color Persimmon (DE 5293)

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

Benjamin Moore

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

#FFA706 Color Mandarin Orange (2018-20)

98.04% match | ΔE 1.96

#FFAF00 Color Mardi Gras Gold (2019-10)

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#EAA731 Color Yellow Marigold (2155-30)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#FFB000 Color Bumble Bee Yellow (2020-10)

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

Sherwin Williams

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

#F8AC1D Color Gusto Gold (SW 6904)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#F2AF46 Color Goldenrod (SW 6677)

95.47% match | ΔE 4.53

#E39A33 Color Sunflower (SW 6678)

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

#EAAE47 Color Brittlebush (SW 6684)

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

Farrow & Ball

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

#E69F43 Color Dutch Orange (W76)

94.16% match | ΔE 5.84

#E1B06E Color Orangery (70)

89.66% match | ΔE 10.34

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

88.02% match | ΔE 11.98

#C59C5D Color India Yellow (66)

87.59% match | ΔE 12.41

PPG Paints

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

#F7B74E Color Mango Margarita (PPG1204-7)

94.06% match | ΔE 5.94

#E1A84B Color Brass Mesh (PPG1209-6)

93.73% match | ΔE 6.27

#FFBC35 Color Fall Gold (PPG1205-7)

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

#EBB454 Color Oro De Maya (PPG17-19)

92.96% match | ΔE 7.04

Color Combinations

View more School Bus Yellow - #F5A400 color palettes and coordinating colors

5C3E00

8F6000

C28200

F5A400

FFB829

FFC95C

FFDA8F

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.

F50051

F52900

F5A400

CCF500

51F500

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.

F5A400

00F5A4

A400F5

Triadic Color Palette

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

F5A400

00F52A

0051F5

F500CC

Tetradic Color Palette

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

F5A400

F6AD19

F7B633

F8BF4C

F9C866

FAD17F

FBDA99

FCE3B2

FDECCC

FEF5E5

FFFFFF

School Bus Yellow - #F5A400 Tints

F5A400

DC9300

C48300

AB7200

936200

7A5200

624100

493100

312000

181000

000000

School Bus Yellow - #F5A400 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#F5A400

School Bus Yellow

#0051F5

Byzantine 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 School Bus Yellow - #F5A400?

Color that best contrast with School Bus Yellow - #F5A400 is #0051F5, color name is Byzantine 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.