Selective Yellow (#FFBA00)

The hex code for Selective Yellow is #FFBA00. It is rgb(255, 186, 0) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFBA00

HEX#FFBA00

RGBrgb(255, 186, 0)

HSLhsl(44, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(44, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.171 81.5)

LABlab(80.43% 17.09 82.05)

LCHlch(80.43% 83.81 78.23)

Colors Closest to Selective Yellow

Selective Yellow 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.

Microsoft Yellow#FDB900ΔE 0.71 Amber#FFBF00ΔE 2.84 Traffic Yellow#F7B500ΔE 2.9 Mango#FDBE02ΔE 2.9 Spanish Yellow#F6B511ΔE 4.52 Mikado Yellow#FFC40CΔE 5.44

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

#FFBA00 Channel Values

How Selective Yellow 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 255 · G 186 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 44° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 44° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 27% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.71:1 vs white · 12.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Selective Yellow 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 text1.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Selective Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Selective Yellow; 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 Selective Yellow

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 Selective Yellow 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#FFBA00

Protanopia#C8C800

Protanomaly#E0C300

Deuteranopia#D4D400

Deuteranomaly#E7CA00

Tritanopia#FFAFAF

Tritanomaly#FFB48B

Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFBA00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--selective-yellow: #FFBA00;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFBA00;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'selective-yellow': '#FFBA00' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.729, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="selective_yellow">#FFBA00</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFBA00"

More Yellow Colors

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

ffbf00 ffb900 ffc324 ffb624 ffc40c fefefa ffcc00 fefe33 ffcc33 fefdfa ffcc66 fefce8 ffeb99 fffd74 ffffd1 474700 7a7a00 9e9e00 c8981e dbdb00 eac975 f1b42f f7b500 fbfbdf

#FFBA00 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Selective Yellow?

The hex code for Selective Yellow is #FFBA00. That is rgb(255, 186, 0) in RGB, hsl(44, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FFBA00?

#FFBA00 is rgb(255, 186, 0) — red 255, green 186, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFBA00?

#FFBA00 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFBA00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFBA00 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFBA00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFBA00 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 11.86, which is visibly different.

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