Canary Yellow is derived from the color of an average canary bird. This color is also called Process yellow, pigment yellow or printer's yellow.
What color is Canary Yellow?
Canary Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Canary Yellow is #FFEF00, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 239, 0).
In the RGB color model, Canary Yellow has a red value of 255, a green value of 239, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 6.3% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 56.2° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Canary Yellow has a hue of 56.2° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Canary Yellow is cool or warm?
The color Canary Yellow is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Canary Yellow? (For interior and product design)
Canary Yellow has an LRV of nearly 83. By LRV value, it is a whitish 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
Canary Yellow
Light Color
Compare LRV 83 of Canary Yellow with dark and light Color
Is Canary Yellow Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Canary 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
Canary Yellow color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(56.24deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 56.24°
W: 0.00 %
B: 0.00 %
XYZ
X : 72.11
Y : 82.99
Z : 12.22
YXY
Y1 : 82.99
X : 0.43
Y2 : 0.5
CMY
C : 0.00%
M : 6.27%
Y : 100.00%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 93.01
A : -13.86
B : 91.48
CIE-Lch
L : 93.01
C : 92.53
H : 98.61
CIE-Luv
L : 93.01
U : 18.42
V : 100.91
Hunter-Lab
L : 91.1
A : -18.14
B : 55.82
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Canary Yellow
Here are the colors similar to Canary Yellow . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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British Standard 4800
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RAL Classic
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Paint similar to Canary Yellow
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Canary Yellow . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Dunn-Edwards
Canary Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Canary Yellow to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
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Benjamin Moore
Canary Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Canary Yellow to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
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Sherwin Williams
Canary Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Canary Yellow to Sherwin Williams
Behr
Canary Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Canary Yellow to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Canary Yellow - #FFEF00 color palettes and coordinating colors
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.
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.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
FFEF00
Canary Yellow
0010FF
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 Canary Yellow - #FFEF00?
Color that best contrast with Canary Yellow - #FFEF00 is #0010FF,
color name is 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.
What color compliments Canary Yellow - #FFEF00?
Complementary or Opposite color for Canary Yellow - #FFEF00 is #0010FF,
color name is Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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