#FFFF00
yellow
#FFFF00 is a yellow colour. In RGB it is 255 red, 255 green and 0 blue, which converts to a hue of 60 degrees, 100% saturation and 50% lightness. It is one of the named CSS colours, written as yellow in stylesheets.
Color values
| HEX | #FFFF00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 255, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 100%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 0%) |
Contrast and accessibility
Against white the contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and against black it is 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
| Background | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 1.07:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black | 19.56:1 | AAA | AAA |
Tints and shades
Lighter tints move #FFFF00 toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.
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Code
| CSS | color: #FFFF00; |
|---|---|
| CSS rgb() | color: rgb(255 255 0); |
| Tailwind | bg-[#ffff00] |
| SwiftUI | Color(red: 1.000, green: 1.000, blue: 0.000) |
| Android | Color.parseColor("#FFFF00") |