Yellow (NCS) Color

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Color Name

Yellow (NCS)

Hex Color Code

#FFD300

RGB Color Code

RGB(255, 211, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 17.3%, 100.0%, 0.0%

Color Family (Hue)

Yellow

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The color is defined as yellow in the NCS or Natural Color System (NCS 0580-Y)

What color is Yellow (NCS)?

Yellow (NCS) color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Yellow (NCS) is #FFD300, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 211, 0).

In the RGB color model, Yellow (NCS) has a red value of 255, a green value of 211, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 17.3% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 49.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Yellow (NCS) has a hue of 49.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Yellow (NCS) is cool or warm?

The color Yellow (NCS) is a warm color.

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

Yellow (NCS) has an LRV of nearly 67.8. 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

Yellow (NCS)

LRV 67.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 67.8 of Yellow (NCS) with dark and light color

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

Check if the color Yellow (NCS) 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

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

HEX #FFD300

Hex triplet: #FFD300
Red: FF
Green: D3
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(255, 211, 0)

Red: 255 (100.0%)
Green: 211 (82.7%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 17.25%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 0.00%

HSL hsl(49.65deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)

Hue: 49.65°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 50.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 49.65°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 100.00 %

RYB ryb(44, 211, 0)

Red: 44 (17.3%)
Yellow: 211 (82.7%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)

HWB

Hue: 49.65°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 0.00 %

CMY

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 17.25%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 64.53
Y: 67.85
Z: 9.69

YXY

Y1: 67.85
X: 0.45
Y2: 0.48

CIE-Lab

L: 85.93
A: 0.11
B: 86.43

CIE-Lch

L: 85.93
C: 86.43
H: 89.93

CIE-Luv

L: 85.93
U: 38.47
V: 90.62

Hunter-Lab

L: 82.37
A: -4.3
B: 50.68

Other

LRV: ~ 67.8 %
Munsell Color System: 5.1Y 8.5/44.6

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 Yellow (NCS)

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

#FFD300 Color Yellow (NCS)

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#FFD700 Color Gold (Golden)

98.70% match | ΔE 1.30

#FFCC00 Color Dark Yellow (Tangerine Yellow)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#F4CA16 Color Jonquil

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

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

Pantone TCX

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Pantone TCX

#FFD500 Color PANTONE 14-0760 TCX - Cyber Yellow

99.35% match | ΔE 0.65

#F7D000 Color PANTONE 14-0756 TCX - Empire Yellow

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#FFD02E Color PANTONE 13-0758 TCX - Dandelion

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#FFDA29 Color PANTONE 13-0858 TCX - Vibrant Yellow

97.73% match | ΔE 2.27

Pantone PMS

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Pantone PMS

#FFD700 Color PANTONE Yellow 012 C

98.70% match | ΔE 1.30

#FFD635 Color PANTONE 810 C

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#FFCD00 Color PANTONE 116 C

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#F2CD00 Color PANTONE 7405 C

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

British Standard 4800

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to British Standard 4800

#FFCC00 Color BS 10-E-51 - Yellow

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

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

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#FFCC32 Color BS 10-D-41 - Yellow

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#E8B900 Color BS 10-E-53 - Canary

93.52% match | ΔE 6.48

Pantone TPX

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TPX. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Pantone TPX

#F5C71A Color Deep Lemon

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

RAL Classic

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to RAL Classic

#FACA30 Color RAL 1018 - Zinc Yellow

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#F1DD38 Color RAL 1016 - Sulfur Yellow

93.80% match | ΔE 6.20

RAL Design

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to RAL Design

#F2C200 Color RAL 090 80 90 - Contrasting Yellow

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#ECC100 Color RAL 090 80 80 - Poster Yellow

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

#EDC537 Color RAL 090 80 70 - Fashion Yellow

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#FFDB67 Color RAL 090 90 60 - Sunrose Yellow

93.74% match | ΔE 6.26

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

#F8D810 Color Candlelight

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#FFDD33 Color Capsicum Yellow

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#F5C518 Color IMDb Gold

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

Paint similar to Yellow (NCS)

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

Benjamin Moore

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Benjamin Moore

#FFD400 Color Yellow (2022-10)

99.67% match | ΔE 0.33

#FFD600 Color Sun Kissed Yellow (2022-20)

99.02% match | ΔE 0.98

#FFCE0B Color Sunshine (2021-30)

98.26% match | ΔE 1.74

#F8D60A Color Sun Porch (2023-30)

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

Dunn-Edwards

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Dunn-Edwards

#FFD100 Color Electric Glow (DEA 119)

99.34% match | ΔE 0.66

#FECF24 Color Lemon Punch (DE 5398)

98.18% match | ΔE 1.82

#FFCC13 Color Confident Yellow (DEA 117)

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#FDCB18 Color Goldenrod (DEA 120)

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

Valspar

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Valspar

#FFCE01 Color Tangy (3008-1A)

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#FFD542 Color Sweet Mustard (3008-1B)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#FFCD44 Color Golden Promise (3003-1C)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#EBC746 Color Lime Drop (V019-2)

94.46% match | ΔE 5.54

PPG Paints

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to PPG Paints

#FFD637 Color Flirtatious (PPG1212-7)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#FFDF38 Color Acorn Squash (PPG1212-6)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

#EFCC44 Color Crushed Pineapple (PPG1213-7)

95.44% match | ΔE 4.56

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

94.44% match | ΔE 5.56

Sherwin Williams

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Sherwin Williams

#FECB01 Color Confident Yellow (SW 6911)

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#FED340 Color Daisy (SW 6910)

97.17% match | ΔE 2.83

#FFC801 Color Forsythia (SW 6907)

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

#FFC723 Color Cheerful (SW 6903)

95.42% match | ΔE 4.58

Behr

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Behr

#FFC819 Color Unmellow Yellow (P300-7)

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

#FFD756 Color Buzz-In (P300-6)

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#F0CC50 Color Radiant Sun (P310-6)

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

#FFCA46 Color English Daisy (P290-6)

94.38% match | ΔE 5.62

Farrow & Ball

Yellow (NCS) color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Yellow (NCS) to Farrow & Ball

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

90.17% match | ΔE 9.83

#E9DF63 Color Yellowcake (279)

90.02% match | ΔE 9.98

#F5DB88 Color Sherbert Lemon (9914)

89.01% match | ΔE 10.99

#EDCE82 Color Citron (74)

88.37% match | ΔE 11.63

Color Combinations

View more Yellow (NCS) - #FFD300 color palettes and coordinating colors

665400

997F00

CCA900

FFD300

FFDC33

FFE566

FFED99

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.

FF002C

FF5400

FFD300

ABFF00

2CFF00

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.

FFD300

00FFD3

D300FF

Triadic Color Palette

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

FFD300

00FF54

002CFF

FF00AC

Tetradic Color Palette

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

FFD300

FFD719

FFDB33

FFE04C

FFE466

FFE97F

FFED99

FFF1B2

FFF6CC

FFFAE5

FFFFFF

Yellow (NCS) - #FFD300 Tints

FFD300

E5BD00

CCA800

B29300

997E00

7F6900

665400

4C3F00

332A00

191500

000000

Yellow (NCS) - #FFD300 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#FFD300

Yellow (NCS)

#002CFF

Electric Ultramarine*

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 Yellow (NCS) - #FFD300?

Color that best contrast with Yellow (NCS) - #FFD300 is #002CFF, color name is Electric Ultramarine*. 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.