School Bus Yellow (#FFD800)

The hex code for School Bus Yellow is #FFD800. It is rgb(255, 216, 0) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFD800

HEX#FFD800

RGBrgb(255, 216, 0)

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(51, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.183 95.8)

LABlab(87.72% 2.43 86.72)

LCHlch(87.72% 86.75 88.40)

Colors Closest to School Bus Yellow

School Bus 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.

Gold#FFD700ΔE 0.57 Sizzling Sunrise#FFDB00ΔE 1.69 Cyber Yellow#FFD300ΔE 2.83 Golden Yellow#FFDF00ΔE 3.95 Yellow (Pantone)#FEDF00ΔE 4.24 Yellow (Munsell)#EFCC00ΔE 6.04

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

#FFD800 Channel Values

How School Bus 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 216 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 15% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.39:1 vs white · 15.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a School Bus 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 text1.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With School Bus Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite School Bus 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 School Bus 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 School Bus 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#FFD800

Protanopia#DFDF00

Protanomaly#EDDC00

Deuteranopia#E6E600

Deuteranomaly#F0E000

Tritanopia#FFCBCB

Tritanomaly#FFD1A2

Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFD800 in Code

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

CSS custom property--school-bus-yellow: #FFD800;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFD800;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'school-bus-yellow': '#FFD800' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.847, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="school_bus_yellow">#FFD800</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFD800"

More Yellow Colors

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

ffdb00 ffd700 ffdb58 ffd300 ffde24 ffd230 ffde5c ffd11a ffdf00 ffcf00 ffdf20 ffcc66 fff8d1 ffff57 2b2003 616100 947600 b5b35c cccc99 e3a60d eedc82 f4e3b8 f9f9eb fdc700

#FFD800 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for School Bus Yellow?

The hex code for School Bus Yellow is #FFD800. That is rgb(255, 216, 0) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FFD800?

#FFD800 is rgb(255, 216, 0) — red 255, green 216, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFD800?

#FFD800 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFD800 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFD800 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFD800 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFD800 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 0.57, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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