Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) Color
Color Name: | Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) |
Hex Color Code: | #FFEF00 |
RGB Color Code: | RGB(255, 239, 0) |
CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 6.3%, 100.0%, 0.0% |
What color is Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow)?
Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) is #FFEF00, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 239, 0).
In the RGB color model, Pigment Yellow (CMYK 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, Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) has a hue of 56.2° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) is cool or warm?
The color Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow)?
Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) has an LRV of nearly 83.
By LRV value, it is a whitish 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
Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(255, 239, 0) |
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Red | 255 (100.0%) |
Green | 239 (93.7%) |
Blue | 0 (0.0%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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Hue | 56.24° |
Saturation | 100.00 %. |
Lightness | 50.00 %. |
HWB | H: 56.24° W: 0.00 % B: 0.00 % |
LRV | ~ 83 % |
Munsell Color System | 10Y 9.0/18 |
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% |
CMYK |
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Cyan | 0.00% |
Magenta | 6.27% |
Yellow | 100.00% |
Key | 0.00% |
HSV/HSB |
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Hue | 56.24° |
Saturation | 100.00 %. |
Brightness / Value | 100.00 %. |
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 |
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Similar Colors and Paints
Colors similar to Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow)
Here are the colors similar to Pigment Yellow (CMYK 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 RAL, Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow)
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Pigment Yellow (CMYK 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.
PPG Paints
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Behr
Color Combinations
View more Pigment Yellow (CMYK Yellow) - #FFEF00 color palettes and color scheme combinations

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.
Color Images and Mockup
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