#ffff00 color: Yellow
#ffff00 is rgb(255, 255, 0) in RGB and oklch(96.798% 0.21101 109.769) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Yellow
- Very light
- Vivid
- Neon
- Neutral
- yellow-300
- Black 0%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Recent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #ffff00
#ffff00 is a neon very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 96.8% lightness, 0.211 chroma and a hue of 110°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 1.07:1 contrast and black text 19.56:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Yellow (#ffff00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-300.
Lighter: #ffff00 mixed with white
Darker: #ffff00 mixed with black
Calmer: #ffff00 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #ffff00
Questions about #ffff00
What color is #ffff00?
#ffff00 is neon very light yellow. The closest named color is Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(255, 255, 0), in HSL hsl(60, 100%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(96.798% 0.21101 109.769).
What colors go well with #ffff00?
The complementary color of #ffff00 is #f3f1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fff0c1 and #d0ffc3. The triadic partners are #d7fbff and #ffe9f9.
Is white or black text more readable on #ffff00?
Black text reads better on #ffff00: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and black gives 19.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #ffff00 a warm or cool color?
#ffff00 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 110 degrees, its lightness 96.8% and its chroma 0.211.