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Bright Yellow (Crayola) (#FFAA1D)

The hex code for Bright Yellow (Crayola) is #FFAA1D. It is rgb(255, 170, 29) in RGB, hsl(37, 100%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 89%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFAA1D
HEX#FFAA1D
RGBrgb(255, 170, 29)
HSLhsl(37, 100%, 56%)
HSVhsv(37, 89%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 89%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.166 72)
LABlab(76.76% 25.26 75.67)
LCHlch(76.76% 79.77 71.54)

Colors Closest to Bright Yellow (Crayola)

Bright Yellow (Crayola) 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.

Orange#FFA500ΔE 4.29Cantaloupe#FFA62BΔE 4.93Vivid Orange Peel#FFA000ΔE 5.96Orange (RYB)#FB9902ΔE 7.95Marigold#EAA221ΔE 8.4Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 8.65

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

#FFAA1D Channel Values

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

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 170 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 100% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 89% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 89% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Bright Yellow (Crayola) 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 text1.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text11.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFAA1D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Bright Yellow (Crayola)

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

Base
#FFAA1D
Complementary
#1F75FF
Analogous
#FF391F
Analogous
#E5FF1F
Triadic
#1FFFA9
Triadic
#A91FFF
Split comp.
#1FE5FF
Split comp.
#391FFF

Tints & Shades of Bright Yellow (Crayola)

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

#FFB53D
#FFC05C
#FFCC7A
#FFD899
#FFE4B8
#FFEFD6

Shades

#FA9A00
#D18100
#AD6B00
#855200
#613C00
#382300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFAA1D.

How Bright Yellow (Crayola) 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#FFAA1D
Protanopia#BCBC19
Protanomaly#DAB51B
Deuteranopia#CBCB00
Deuteranomaly#E2BF08
Tritanopia#FFA0A0
Tritanomaly#FFA480
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFAA1D in Code

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

CSS custom property--bright-yellow-crayola: #FFAA1D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFAA1D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'bright-yellow-crayola': '#FFAA1D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.667, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="bright_yellow_crayola">#FFAA1D</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFAA1D"

More Orange Colors

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

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#FFAA1D Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Bright Yellow (Crayola)?

The hex code for Bright Yellow (Crayola) is #FFAA1D. That is rgb(255, 170, 29) in RGB, hsl(37, 100%, 56%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 89%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FFAA1D?

#FFAA1D is rgb(255, 170, 29) — red 255, green 170, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFAA1D?

#FFAA1D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 89%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFAA1D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFAA1D scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFAA1D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFAA1D 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 orange (#FFA500) at a CIE76 distance of 4.29, which is very hard to tell apart.

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