yellowwarm
Lemon #FFF700
A bright acidic yellow, like lemon peel.
Use cases: Citrus brands · Playful accents
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FFF700 | |
| RGB | rgb(255, 247, 0) | |
| HSL | hsl(58, 100%, 50%) | |
| HSV | hsv(58, 100%, 100%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.1%, 100%, 0%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(74.5042, 87.7844, 13.0196) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.1, -17.7, 93.0) | |
| Luminance | 0.878 (WCAG relative) |
/* Lemon */
color: #fff700;
background-color: #fff700;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#e6de00 #ccc600 #b3ad00 #999400 #807c00 #666300 #4d4a00 #333100 #1a1900 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#fff81a #fff933 #fff94d #fffa66 #fffb80 #fffc99 #fffdb3 #fffdcc #fffee6 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#f2eb0d #e6df1a #d9d326 #ccc733 #c0bc40 #b3b04d #a6a45a #999866 #8d8c73 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#FFF700
#0008FF
#fff700 #0008ff
Analogous
Edit in generator →#FF7800
#FFF700
#87FF00
#ff7800 #fff700 #87ff00
Triadic
Edit in generator →#FFF700
#00FFF7
#F700FF
#fff700 #00fff7 #f700ff
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#FFF700
#00FF78
#0008FF
#FF0087
#fff700 #00ff78 #0008ff #ff0087
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#FFF700
#0087FF
#7800FF
#fff700 #0087ff #7800ff
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#858000
#C2BC00
#FFF700
#FFF93D
#FFFB7A
#858000 #c2bc00 #fff700 #fff93d #fffb7a
Accessibility & contrast
1.13
#FFF700 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
18.56
#FFF700 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on lemon
18.56
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow #FFFF00 | 2.10 | |
| Banana #FFE135 | 6.81 | |
| Gold #FFD700 | 9.48 | |
| Mustard #DBB42C | 17.19 | |
| Vanilla #F3E5AB | 17.19 | |
| Amber #FFBF00 | 17.64 |
Related colors
Palettes with lemon
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.