Yellow (Pantone) (#FEDF00)

The hex code for Yellow (Pantone) is #FEDF00. It is rgb(254, 223, 0) in RGB, hsl(53, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FEDF00

HEX#FEDF00

RGBrgb(254, 223, 0)

HSLhsl(53, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(53, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.187 99)

LABlab(89.37% -1.34 87.76)

LCHlch(89.37% 87.77 90.87)

Colors Closest to Yellow (Pantone)

Yellow (Pantone) is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Golden Yellow#FFDF00ΔE 0.44 Medium Yellow#FFE302ΔE 1.94 Sizzling Sunrise#FFDB00ΔE 2.56 School Bus Yellow#FFD800ΔE 4.24 Gold#FFD700ΔE 4.81 Safety Yellow#EED202ΔE 6.37

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FEDF00 Channel Values

How Yellow (Pantone) breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 254 · G 223 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 53° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 53° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 12% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.33:1 vs white · 15.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Yellow (Pantone) background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Yellow (Pantone)

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Yellow (Pantone); analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Yellow (Pantone)

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Yellow (Pantone) Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FEDF00

Protanopia#E5E500

Protanomaly#EFE200

Deuteranopia#EAEA00

Deuteranomaly#F2E600

Tritanopia#FFD2D2

Tritanomaly#FFD7A7

Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #FEDF00 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--yellow-pantone: #FEDF00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FEDF00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'yellow-pantone': '#FEDF00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.875, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="yellow_pantone">#FEDF00</color>

SVG fillfill="#FEDF00"

More Yellow Colors

Yellow (Pantone) sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

fee685 fecb00 fef3c6 fdff00 fef9c2 fdfdf1 fefce8 fdfded fefdfa fdfd96 fefe33 fdf6e7 ffde5c fffacd ffff6b 383800 666600 979244 bcbc15 cfcfc4 e5bb52 eeff1b f5c71a fae7b5

#FEDF00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Yellow (Pantone)?

The hex code for Yellow (Pantone) is #FEDF00. That is rgb(254, 223, 0) in RGB, hsl(53, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FEDF00?

#FEDF00 is rgb(254, 223, 0) — red 254, green 223, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FEDF00?

#FEDF00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FEDF00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FEDF00 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FEDF00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FEDF00 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 4.81, which is very hard to tell apart.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.