Yellow Rose (#FFF000)

The hex code for Yellow Rose is #FFF000. It is rgb(255, 240, 0) in RGB, hsl(56, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFF000

HEX#FFF000

RGBrgb(255, 240, 0)

HSLhsl(56, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(56, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(93.7% 0.199 105)

LABlab(93.76% -8.90 90.76)

LCHlch(93.76% 91.19 95.60)

Colors Closest to Yellow Rose

Yellow Rose 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.

Canary Yellow#FFEF00ΔE 0.56 Aureolin#FDEE00ΔE 0.89 Middle Yellow#FFEB00ΔE 2.79 Cadmium Yellow#FFF600ΔE 3.33 Lemon#FFF700ΔE 3.88 Titanium Yellow#EEE600ΔE 5.86

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

#FFF000 Channel Values

How Yellow Rose 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 240 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 56° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 56° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 6% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.19:1 vs white · 17.72:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Yellow Rose 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 text1.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text17.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Yellow Rose

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

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 Rose 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#FFF000

Protanopia#F3F300

Protanomaly#F8F200

Deuteranopia#F5F500

Deuteranomaly#F9F300

Tritanopia#FFE2E2

Tritanomaly#FFE8B4

Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFF000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--yellow-rose: #FFF000;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFF000;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'yellow-rose': '#FFF000' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.941, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="yellow_rose">#FFF000</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFF000"

More Yellow Colors

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

fff085 ffef00 fff1d6 ffed8a fff3ad ffed4d fff44f ffeb99 fff48f ffeb00 fff600 ffe96b ffff00 ffffeb 525200 816213 a3a32e cbb91a e09600 ebcb7a f2ba49 f7f7e3 fce883 ffb900

#FFF000 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Yellow Rose?

The hex code for Yellow Rose is #FFF000. That is rgb(255, 240, 0) in RGB, hsl(56, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FFF000?

#FFF000 is rgb(255, 240, 0) — red 255, green 240, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFF000?

#FFF000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFF000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFF000 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFF000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFF000 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 8.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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