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yellow (#ffff00)

Codes, contrast, shades, harmonies and SVG snippets for this color.

HEX
#ffff00
RGB
255, 255, 0
HSL
60°, 100%, 50%
OKLCH
0.97 0.21 109.77
Names
yellow
Lists
CSS named Web-safe

Codes

FormatValue
HEX#ffff00
RGBrgb(255 255 0)
HSLhsl(60 100% 50%)
OKLCHoklch(0.97 0.21 109.77)
CMYKcmyk(0% 0% 100% 0%)
Android#ffffff00

Names & lists

yellow CSS named

Web-safe: Yes

Tailwind: No

Contrast

Aa
1.07:1
Fail AA normal text
Fail AA large text
On white #ffffff
Aa
19.55:1
Pass AA normal text
Pass AA large text
On black #000000 · Best text #000000

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Shades & tints

OKLCH lightness, mixed toward white then black.

90% 81% 72% 63% 54% 45% 36% 27% 18% 9% base 9% 18% 27% 36% 45% 54% 63% 72% 81% 90%

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Harmonies

Complementary

#ffff00 #f4f3ff

Analogous

#fff3df #ffff00 #e0ffd9

Triadic

#ffff00 #e8f7ff #fff0f6

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Color-blindness

Normal
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia

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SVG snippets

fill
fill="#ffff00"
Gradient stop
<stop stop-color="#ffff00"/>
CSS variable + fill
:root { --c: #ffff00; }
svg .icon { fill: var(--c); }

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CSS

color / background
color: #ffff00;
background-color: #ffff00;
bg-[#ffff00]