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Canary yellow color: #ffef00

Canary yellow is #ffef00, rgb(255, 239, 0) in RGB and oklch(93.505% 0.19807 104.666) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

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56°
100%

93.5%
0.198
105°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • yellow-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.19:1Hard to read
Lc -11
Black text
17.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 94

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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°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any 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.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #ffef00 mixed with white

  1. ffef00

Darker: #ffef00 mixed with black

  1. ffef00

Calmer: #ffef00 with less saturation

  1. ffef00

Similar named colors

  • Tweety#ffef00

Colors that go with #ffef00

Complementary
#ffef00
Analogous
#ffef00
Triadic
#ffef00
Split
#ffef00