Selective Yellow (#FFBA00)

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: 1.71:1 — vs black: 12.28:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFBA00
  • RGB rgb(255, 186, 0)
  • HSL hsl(43, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 27, 100, 0 )
  • Websafe #FFCC00

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFBA00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Selective Yellow
#FFBA00 Base
#0045FF
Analogous

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

Selective Yellow
#FFBA00 Base
#FF3A00
#C5FF00
Triadic

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

Selective Yellow
#FFBA00 Base
#00FFBA
#BA00FF
Split-Complementary

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

Selective Yellow
#FFBA00 Base
#00C5FF
#3A00FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Selective Yellow
#FFBA00 Base
#00FF3A
#0045FF
#FF00C5
Monochromatic

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

Selective Yellow
#FFBA00 Base
#664A00
#B38200
#D69C00
#FFC529
#FFCF4D
#FFE399
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A1300
#473400
#755600
#A37700
#D19900
Selective Yellow #FFBA00 Base
#FFC62E
#FFD35C
#FFDF8A
#FFECB8
#FFF8E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFBA00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFBA00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFBA00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFBA00;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFBA00,
        #0045FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFBA00,
        #0045FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$selective-yellow: #FFBA00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$selective-yellow-r: 255;
$selective-yellow-g: 186;
$selective-yellow-b: 0;

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

How Selective Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFBA00 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D1D100 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 #C3C307 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFAFAF Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C6C6C6 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 Selective Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Selective Yellow #FFBA00 Base
Amber #FFBF00 ΔE 1.76
UCLA Gold #FFB300 ΔE 2.49
Golden Poppy #FCC200 ΔE 3.37
Mikado Yellow #FFC40C ΔE 3.39

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.