Canary yellow color: #ffef00
The Canary yellow color code in every format, with shades, matching colors and ready palettes.
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- Yellow
- Very light
- Vivid
- Neutral
- yellow-300
- Black 0%
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Also called: Canary
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Questions about Canary yellow
What is the hex code for Canary yellow?
The hex code for Canary yellow is #ffef00. In RGB it is rgb(255 239 0), in HSL hsl(56.24 100% 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(93.505% 0.19807 104.666).
What colors go well with Canary yellow?
Its complementary color is #e5e5ff. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #ffe2a8 and #aeff75. Ready palettes with Canary yellow are shown on this page.
Is Canary yellow a warm or cool color?
Canary yellow is a neutral color with an OKLCH hue of 105 degrees.
What text color is readable on Canary yellow?
Black text is more readable on Canary yellow: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and black gives 17.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
About #ffef00
#ffef00 is a bright very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 93.5% lightness, 0.198 chroma and a hue of 105°.
Looks the same on every screen.
White text on it reaches 1.19:1 contrast and black text 17.6:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Tweety (#ffef00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-300.