Safety Yellow is a high-visibility safety color defined by ANSI standard that specifies the standards for safety and accident prevention information. Color is used on hazard symbols, warning signs, high-visibility clothing, etc.
What color is Safety Yellow?
Safety Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Safety Yellow is #EED202, and the RGB color code is RGB(238, 210, 2).
In the RGB color model, Safety Yellow has a red value of 238, a green value of 210, and a blue value of 2. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 99.2% yellow, and 6.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 52.9° (degrees), 98.3 % saturation, and 47.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Safety Yellow has a hue of 52.9° (degrees), 99.2 % saturation and 93.3 % brightness/value.
Safety Yellow is cool or warm?
The color Safety Yellow is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Safety Yellow? (For interior and product design)
Safety Yellow has an LRV of nearly 64. By LRV value, it is a 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
Safety Yellow
Light Color
Compare LRV 64 of Safety Yellow with dark and light Color
Is Safety Yellow Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Safety 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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Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Safety Yellow color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(52.88deg, 98.3 %, 47.1 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 52.88°
W: 0.78 %
B: 6.67 %
XYZ
X : 58.32
Y : 64.27
Z : 9.39
YXY
Y1 : 64.27
X : 0.44
Y2 : 0.49
CMY
C : 6.67%
M : 17.65%
Y : 99.22%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 84.11
A : -6.63
B : 84.24
CIE-Lch
L : 84.11
C : 84.5
H : 94.5
CIE-Luv
L : 84.11
U : 26.45
V : 89.96
Hunter-Lab
L : 80.17
A : -10.46
B : 49.18
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Safety Yellow
Here are the colors similar to Safety 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
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Pantone TCX
RAL Classic
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Safety Yellow to RAL Classic
British Standard 4800
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Safety Yellow to British Standard 4800
RAL Design
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Safety Yellow to RAL Design
Pantone TPX
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TPX. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Pantone TPX
Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Safety Yellow
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Safety 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.
Benjamin Moore
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Safety Yellow to PPG Paints
Valspar
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Sherwin Williams
Behr
Safety Yellow color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Safety Yellow to Behr
Color Combinations
View more Safety Yellow - #EED202 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
EED202
Safety Yellow
021EEE
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 Safety Yellow - #EED202?
Color that best contrast with Safety Yellow - #EED202 is #021EEE,
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 Safety Yellow - #EED202?
Complementary or Opposite color for Safety Yellow - #EED202 is #021EEE,
color name is Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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Chart visualization example with Safety Yellow - #EED202 color
Safety Yellow - #EED202 Color Images and Patterns
