McDonald’s Yellow Brand Color
| Color Name: | McDonald’s Yellow |
| Hex Color Code: | #FFC836 |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(255, 200, 54) |
| CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 21.6%, 78.8%, 0.0% |
| Pantone: | PMS 123 C |
McDonald’s Yellow is the primary color associated with the brand. McDonald logo uses four colors:
McDonald’s Red (PMS 1795C/485U) for the
background of the circle, McDonald’s Yellow
(PMS 123C/ 115U) for the Golden Arches, white for
the dots, and black for the McDelivery wordmark.
What color is McDonald’s Yellow?
McDonald’s Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for McDonald’s Yellow is #FFC836, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 200, 54).
In the RGB color model, McDonald’s Yellow has a red value of 255, a green value of 200, and a blue value of 54. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 21.6% magenta, 78.8% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 43.6° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 60.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, McDonald’s Yellow has a hue of 43.6° (degrees), 78.8 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
McDonald’s Yellow is cool or warm?
The color McDonald’s Yellow is a warm color.
What is the LRV of McDonald’s Yellow?
McDonald’s Yellow has an LRV of nearly 63.
By LRV value, it is a light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
McDonald’s Yellow (Other - Brand) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB |
RGB(255, 200, 54) |
| Red | 255 (100.0%) |
| Green | 200 (78.4%) |
| Blue | 54 (21.2%) |
| Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
CMYK |
|
| Cyan | 0.00% |
| Magenta | 21.57% |
| Yellow | 78.82% |
| Key | 0.00% |
HSL |
HSL(43.58deg, 100.0 %, 60.6 %) |
| Hue | 43.58° |
| Saturation | 100.00 %. |
| Lightness | 60.59 %. |
RYB |
RYB(47, 158, 5) |
| Red | 47 (18.4%) |
| Yellow | 158 (61.8%) |
| Blue | 5 (2.1%) |
HSV/HSB |
|
| Hue | 43.58° |
| Saturation | 78.82 %. |
| Brightness / Value | 100.00 %. |
| HWB | H: 43.58° W: 21.18 % B: 0.00 % |
| XYZ | X : 62.56 Y : 62.83 Z : 12.32 |
| YXY | Y1 : 62.83 X : 0.45 Y2 : 0.46 |
| CMY | C : 0.00% M : 21.57% Y : 78.82% |
| LRV | ~ 62.8 % |
| Munsell Color System | 3.2Y 8.2/11.3 |
| CIE-Lab | L : 83.36 A : 6.68 B : 74.57 |
| CIE-Lch | L : 83.36 C : 74.86 H : 84.88 |
| CIE-Luv | L : 83.36 U : 45.84 V : 80.58 |
| Hunter-Lab | L : 79.27 A : 2.16 B : 46.27 |
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic Color Palette
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Analogous Color Palette
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Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
Tetradic Color Palette
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Color Images and Mockup
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