Cadmium Yellow (#FFF600)

The hex code for Cadmium Yellow is #FFF600. It is rgb(255, 246, 0) in RGB, hsl(58, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFF600

HEX#FFF600

RGBrgb(255, 246, 0)

HSLhsl(58, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(58, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(94.9% 0.204 107)

LABlab(95.29% -11.66 91.80)

LCHlch(95.29% 92.54 97.24)

Colors Closest to Cadmium Yellow

Cadmium 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.

Lemon#FFF700ΔE 0.55 Yellow Rose#FFF000ΔE 3.33 Canary Yellow#FFEF00ΔE 3.88 Aureolin#FDEE00ΔE 3.96 Yellow#FFFF00ΔE 4.96 Lemon Glacier#FDFF00ΔE 5.52

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

#FFF600 Channel Values

How Cadmium 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 246 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 58° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 58° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 4% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.14:1 vs white · 18.43:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Cadmium 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 text1.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text18.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Cadmium Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Cadmium 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 Cadmium 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 Cadmium 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#FFF600

Protanopia#F8F800

Protanomaly#FBF700

Deuteranopia#F9F900

Deuteranomaly#FBF800

Tritanopia#FFE8E8

Tritanomaly#FFEEB9

Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

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Using #FFF600 in Code

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

CSS custom property--cadmium-yellow: #FFF600;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFF600;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'cadmium-yellow': '#FFF600' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.965, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="cadmium_yellow">#FFF600</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFF600"

More Yellow Colors

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

fff700 fff48f fff8d1 fff44f fff8dc fff3ad fff8e7 fff1d6 fff9e0 fff085 fffacd fff000 ffff38 242400 5c4305 918151 b3b332 cccc33 e1dfbc ededbf f4c430 f9efd7 fdb900 ffcc33

#FFF600 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Cadmium Yellow?

The hex code for Cadmium Yellow is #FFF600. That is rgb(255, 246, 0) in RGB, hsl(58, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FFF600?

#FFF600 is rgb(255, 246, 0) — red 255, green 246, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFF600?

#FFF600 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFF600 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFF600 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFF600 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFF600 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 4.96, which is very hard to tell apart.

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