Yellow (Pantone) (#FEDF00)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.33:1 — vs black: 15.77:1

Color values

  • HEX #FEDF00
  • RGB rgb(254, 223, 0)
  • HSL hsl(52, 100%, 99%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 12.2, 100, 0.39 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FEDF00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Yellow (Pantone)
#FEDF00 Base
#001FFE
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Yellow (Pantone)
#FEDF00 Base
#FE6000
#9EFE00
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Yellow (Pantone)
#FEDF00 Base
#00FEDF
#DF00FE
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Yellow (Pantone)
#FEDF00 Base
#009EFE
#6000FE
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Yellow (Pantone)
#FEDF00 Base
#00FE60
#001FFE
#FE009E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Yellow (Pantone)
#FEDF00 Base
#655900
#B19C00
#D5BB00
#FFE528
#FFE94B
#FFF298
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Yellow (Pantone), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A1600
#473F00
#756700
#A38F00
#D0B700
Yellow (Pantone) #FEDF00 Base
#FFE52D
#FFEB5B
#FFF189
#FFF6B7
#FFFCE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FEDF00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FEDF00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FEDF00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FEDF00;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FEDF00,
        #FDFDFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FEDF00,
        #FDFDFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$yellow-(pantone): #FEDF00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$yellow-(pantone)-r: 254;
$yellow-(pantone)-g: 223;
$yellow-(pantone)-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $yellow-(pantone);
    color: rgba($yellow-(pantone)-r, $yellow-(pantone)-g, $yellow-(pantone)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Yellow (Pantone) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FEDF00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E9E900 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #E3E304 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFD2D2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #DFDFDF Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Yellow (Pantone) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Yellow (Pantone) #FEDF00 Base
Golden Yellow #FFDF00 ΔE 0.24
Vivid Yellow #FFE302 ΔE 1.07
Banana Yellow #FFE135 ΔE 1.75
School Bus Yellow #FFD800 ΔE 2.37

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.