#FFAD00 Hex Color

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Color Name

Bright Yellow*

Hex Color Code

#FFAD00

RGB Color Code

RGB(255, 173, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 32.2%, 100.0%, 0.0%

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#FFAD00 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is FFAD00?

The RGB color code for color number #FFAD00 is RGB(255, 173, 0). In the RGB color model, #FFAD00 has a red value of 255, a green value of 173, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 32.2% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 40.7° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #FFAD00 has a hue of 40.7° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.

Color FFAD00 is cool or warm?

Color FFAD00 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #FFAD00? (For interior and product design)

FFAD00 has an LRV of nearly 51. By LRV value, it is a medium 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

#FFAD00

LRV 51

Light Color

Compare LRV 51 of #FFAD00 with dark and light color

Is #FFAD00 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color FFAD00 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

HEX #FFAD00 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #FFAD00

Hex triplet: #FFAD00
Red: FF
Green: AD
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(255, 173, 0)

Red: 255 (100.0%)
Green: 173 (67.8%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 32.16%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 0.00%

HSL hsl(40.71deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)

Hue: 40.71°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 50.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 40.71°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 100.00 %

RYB ryb(82, 173, 0)

Red: 82 (32.2%)
Yellow: 173 (67.8%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)

HWB

Hue: 40.71°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 0.00 %

CMY

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 32.16%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 56.18
Y: 51.15
Z: 6.91

YXY

Y1: 51.15
X: 0.49
Y2: 0.45

CIE-Lab

L: 76.77
A: 19.76
B: 80.16

CIE-Lch

L: 76.77
C: 82.56
H: 76.15

CIE-Luv

L: 76.77
U: 68.26
V: 76.84

Hunter-Lab

L: 71.52
A: 15.07
B: 44.33

Other

LRV: ~ 51.1 %
Munsell Color System: 7.5YR 8.0/20

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

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

Color Name of HEX #FFAD00

These are the named colors closest to hex FFAD00, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#FFAA1D Color Bright Yellow

97.96% match | ΔE 2.04

#FFA700 Color Chrome Yellow

97.86% match | ΔE 2.14

#F5A400 Color School Bus Yellow

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#FFA500 Color Orange (Web)

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to FFAD00.

#FFAD00 Color PANTONE 2010 C

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#F2A900 Color PANTONE 130 C

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#FFB500 Color PANTONE 7549 C

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#F3AF22 Color PANTONE 4008 C

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to FFAD00.

#FFAF15 Color BS 08-E-53 - Yellow

99.35% match | ΔE 0.65

#FFAC30 Color BS 06-E-50 - Apricot

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#FCAF3D Color BS 08-D-41 - Yellow

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#F2AA4C Color BS 06-D-41 - Orange

93.90% match | ΔE 6.10

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to FFAD00.

#F9A800 Color RAL 1003 - Signal Yellow

98.60% match | ΔE 1.40

#FFB200 Color RAL 2007 - Luminous Bright Orange

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#F7B500 Color RAL 1023 - Traffic Yellow

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#E49E00 Color RAL 1004 Golden Yellow

94.71% match | ΔE 5.29

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to FFAD00.

#F9AC2F Color PANTONE 14-0955 TCX - Citrus

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#FFA500 Color PANTONE 14-1064 TCX - Saffron

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#ECA825 Color PANTONE 15-0955 TCX - Old Gold

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#E9A900 Color Pantone 15-0956 TCX - Daylily

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to FFAD00.

#FFB70B Color RAL 080 80 80 - Fire Yellow

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#FFB700 Color RAL 080 80 90 - Summer Yellow

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#FCB937 Color RAL 080 80 70 - Pear Yellow

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#E59B00 Color RAL 080 70 88 - Arnica Yellow

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

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#FFA812 Color Dark Tangerine

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

#FFB511 Color UC Gold (University of California)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

Paint color for Hex #FFAD00

These are the real paint colors closest to hex FFAD00 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from FFAD00 once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color FFAD00 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #FFAD00 to Benjamin Moore

#FFAF00 Color Mardi Gras Gold (2019-10)

99.28% match | ΔE 0.72

#FFB000 Color Bumble Bee Yellow (2020-10)

98.93% match | ΔE 1.07

#FFB229 Color Citrus Blast (2018-30)

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#FFA706 Color Mandarin Orange (2018-20)

97.74% match | ΔE 2.26

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color FFAD00 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #FFAD00 to Dunn-Edwards

#FFAA00 Color Flash of Orange (DEA 116)

98.93% match | ΔE 1.07

#FFAF37 Color Ripe Pumpkin (DE 5307)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#F9B500 Color Yellow Summer (DEA 118)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#F9B82B Color Hot Sun (DE 5349)

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

Behr

Hex color FFAD00 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #FFAD00 to Behr

#F9AB1D Color Sunny Side Up (P270-7)

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#FFB729 Color Extreme Yellow (P260-7)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#FFB737 Color Soft Boiled (P270-6)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#F7B930 Color Yellow Groove (HDC-MD-02A)

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

Valspar

Hex color FFAD00 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #FFAD00 to Valspar

#FFA901 Color Kernel of Truth (V015-3)

98.55% match | ΔE 1.45

#FFA501 Color Orange Glow (3001-1A)

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#FFB701 Color Gold Abundance (3003-1A)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#EBA101 Color Queen Anne (M226)

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

Sherwin Williams

Hex color FFAD00 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #FFAD00 to Sherwin Williams

#F8AC1D Color Gusto Gold (SW 6904)

98.50% match | ΔE 1.50

#FDB702 Color Goldfinch (SW 6905)

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#F2AF46 Color Goldenrod (SW 6677)

95.37% match | ΔE 4.63

#EAAE47 Color Brittlebush (SW 6684)

94.34% match | ΔE 5.66

PPG Paints

Hex color FFAD00 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #FFAD00 to PPG Paints

#FFBC35 Color Fall Gold (PPG1205-7)

95.52% match | ΔE 4.48

#F7B74E Color Mango Margarita (PPG1204-7)

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#EBB454 Color Oro De Maya (PPG17-19)

93.11% match | ΔE 6.89

#EDB856 Color Yellow Coneflower (PPG1209-5)

92.74% match | ΔE 7.26

Farrow & Ball

Hex color FFAD00 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #FFAD00 to Farrow & Ball

#E69F43 Color Dutch Orange (W76)

92.39% match | ΔE 7.61

#E1B06E Color Orangery (70)

89.13% match | ΔE 10.87

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

88.72% match | ΔE 11.28

#E0BE6E Color Corngold (9915)

87.59% match | ΔE 12.41

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#FFAD00 color palettes and scheme combination

664500

996800

CC8A00

FFAD00

FFBD33

FFCE66

FFDE99

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.

FF0052

FF2D00

FFAD00

D1FF00

52FF00

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.

FFAD00

00FFAD

AD00FF

Triadic Color Palette

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

FFAD00

00FF2D

0052FF

FF00D2

Tetradic Color Palette

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

FFAD00

FFB519

FFBD33

FFC54C

FFCD66

FFD67F

FFDE99

FFE6B2

FFEECC

FFF6E5

FFFFFF

Bright Yellow* - #FFAD00 Tints

FFAD00

E59B00

CC8A00

B27900

996700

7F5600

664500

4C3300

332200

191100

000000

Bright Yellow* - #FFAD00 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#FFAD00

Bright Yellow*

#0052FF

Neon 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 #FFAD00?

Color that best contrast with #FFAD00 is #0052FF, color name is Neon 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.