Cadmium Yellow (#FFF600)

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: 1.14:1 — vs black: 18.43:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFF600
  • RGB rgb(255, 246, 0)
  • HSL hsl(57, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 4, 100, 0 )
  • Websafe #FFFF00

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFF600 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Cadmium Yellow
#FFF600 Base
#0009FF
Analogous

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

Cadmium Yellow
#FFF600 Base
#FF7700
#88FF00
Triadic

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

Cadmium Yellow
#FFF600 Base
#00FFF6
#F600FF
Split-Complementary

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

Cadmium Yellow
#FFF600 Base
#0088FF
#7700FF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Cadmium Yellow
#FFF600 Base
#00FF77
#0009FF
#FF0088
Monochromatic

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

Cadmium Yellow
#FFF600 Base
#666200
#B3AC00
#D6CF00
#FFF729
#FFF94D
#FFFB99
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#1A1900
#474500
#757100
#A39D00
#D1CA00
Cadmium Yellow #FFF600 Base
#FFF82E
#FFF95C
#FFFB8A
#FFFCB8
#FFFEE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFF600. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFF600;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFF600;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFF600;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFF600,
        #0009FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFF600,
        #0009FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$cadmium-yellow: #FFF600;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cadmium-yellow-r: 255;
$cadmium-yellow-g: 246;
$cadmium-yellow-b: 0;

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

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

Normal Vision #FFF600 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #F9F900 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 #F7F701 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFE8E8 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #F0F0F0 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 Cadmium Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cadmium Yellow #FFF600 Base
Lemon #FFF700 ΔE 0.27
Yellow Rose #FFF000 ΔE 1.66
Canary Yellow #FFEF00 ΔE 1.94
Aureolin #FDEE00 ΔE 1.96

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.