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All you need to know about Yellow.

Find out what the color means and how you can pair it with other colors to achieve beautiful results.

Yellow is the most recognizable and eye-grabbing color from a distance. Thus, it is often used in caution symbol on the roadside. This color lies between yellow-orange and yellow-green on a color wheel. Being a color that represents sunshine and sunflowers, it evokes feelings of cheerful, positivity, fun, and brightness. Yellow is also associated with mental clarity and intellect nowadays.

The color yellow comes in different hues and tones. For instance, bright yellow can be used as a highlight or accent due to its eye-popping hue. Besides, use its complementary color of purple to create a contrasting effect that stands out.

Yellow hex code: #FFFF00

Color conversion

HEX
#FFFF00

RGB DECIMAL
255, 255, 0

RGB PERCENTAGE
1.0, 1.0, 0.0

HSL
60.0, 1.0, 0.5, 1.0

HSV
60.0, 1.0, 1.0

CMYK
0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0

LAB
97.1, -21.6, 94.5

NUMBER
16776960

LUMINANCE
0.93

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