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| Yellow | |
|---|---|
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| Wavelength | 570–580nm |
| Common connotations | |
| happiness,sunlight,cowardice,summer,Easter | |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFFF00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 255, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (60°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (97, 107, 86°) |
| Source | HTML/CSS[1] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Varieties of the coloryellow may differ inhue,chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness) orlightness (or value, tone, orbrightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also calledtints and shades, a tint being a yellow or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.
| Yellow (RGB) (X11 yellow) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFFF00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 255, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (60°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (97, 107, 86°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid greenish yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color box at right shows the most intenseyellow representable in 8-bitRGB color model; yellow is asecondary color in an additive RGB space.
This color is also calledcolor wheel yellow. It is at precisely 60 degrees on theHSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel. Itscomplementary color isblue.
Process yellow (also calledpigment yellow orprinter's yellow), also known ascanary yellow, is one of the three colors typically used as subtractiveprimary colors, along withmagenta andcyan. Canary yellow is derived from the colour of an averagecanary bird, though canaries can vary in colour from dark yellow to light pink.
Process yellow is not anRGB color, and in theCMYK color model there is no fixed conversion from CMYK primaries to RGB. Different formulations are used for printer's ink, so there can be variations in the printed color that is pure yellow ink.
The first recorded use ofcanary yellow as a color name inEnglish was in 1789.[2]
| Yellow (NCS) | |
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| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFD300 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 211, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (50°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (86, 98, 67°) |
| Source | sRGB approximation toNCS 0580-Y[3] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color defined asyellow in the NCS orNatural Color System is shown at right (NCS 0580-Y). The Natural Color System is a color system based on the fourunique hues orpsychological primary colors red, yellow, green, and blue. The NCS is based on theopponent process theory of vision.
The “Natural Color System” is widely used inScandinavia.
| Yellow (Munsell) | |
|---|---|
 The hues of theMunsell color system, at varying values, and maximum chroma to stay in the sRGB gamut | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFDB00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 219, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (52°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (88, 99, 71°) |
| Source | https://pteromys.melonisland.net/munsell/ |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
TheMunsell color system is acolor space that specifiescolors based on three color dimensions:hue, value (lightness), andchroma (colorfulness), spaced uniformly (in terms ofhuman perception) in three dimensions in the Munsellcolor solid. In order for all the colors to be spaced uniformly, it was found necessary to use a color wheel with five, non-arbitrary, equally spaced primary colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
The color of the sample is the mostchromatic (colorful) yellow in the sRGB gamut that falls in the hue of 5Y (primary yellow) in the Munsell color space.
| Yellow (Pantone) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FEDF00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (254, 223, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (53°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (89, 99, 73°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[4][5] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color that is calledyellow inPantone is displayed at right.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #C, EC, M, PC, U, or CP—Yellow.[6]
| Cream | |
|---|---|
 Strawberries with cream | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFFFCC |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 255, 204) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (60°, 20%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (99, 37, 86°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellow green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the web colorcream, a paletint of yellow.
| Lemon chiffon | |
|---|---|
 A lemon chiffon cake | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFFACD |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 250, 205) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (54°, 20%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (98, 34, 81°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale greenish yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the web colorlemon chiffon.
Lemon chiffon is a color that is reminiscent of the color oflemonchiffon cake.
| Light yellow | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFFFE0 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 255, 224) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (60°, 12%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (99, 23, 86°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale yellow green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is theweb colorlight yellow.
| Calamansi | |
|---|---|
 Calamansi fruit | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FCFFA4 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (252, 255, 164) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (62°, 36%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (98, 62, 88°) |
| Source | iColorpalette[7] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale yellow green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorcalamansi with hexadecimal color code is a light shade of yellow-green.
| Chartreuse yellow | |
|---|---|
 A bottle of chartreuse liqueur | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DFFF00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (223, 255, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (68°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (95, 108, 97°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[8] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellowish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The first recorded use ofchartreuse for the color that is now calledchartreuse yellow in American English was in 1892.[9]
In the bookColor Standards and Color Nomenclature (1912), "Chartreuse Yellow" is listed and illustrated.[10]
| Cyber yellow | |
|---|---|
 Cyber yellow used for stickers | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFD300 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 211, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (50°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (86, 98, 67°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[4][11] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorcyber yellow is displayed at right.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color 14-0760 TPX—Cyber Yellow.[12]
| Gold (Golden) | |
|---|---|
 Agold nugget | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFD700 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 215, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (51°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (87, 99, 69°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Gold, also calledgolden, is ayellow-orange color which is a representation of the color of theelementgold.
The web colorgold (also referred to asorange-yellow) is sometimes referred to asgolden to distinguish it from the colormetallic gold. The use ofgold as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold".
The first recorded uses ofgolden as a color name inEnglish were in 1300 to refer to the element gold and in 1423 to refer toblonde hair.[13]
| Green earth | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DADD98 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (218, 221, 152) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (63°, 31%, 87%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (86, 48, 88°) |
| Source | Derwent[14] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellow green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorgreen earth. It is also known asterre verte andVerona green. It is an inorganicpigment derived from the mineralsceladonite andglauconite.[15][16]
| Greenish yellow | |
|---|---|
  Indian 20 rupee note, obverse and reverse | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #EEEA62 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (238, 234, 98) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (58°, 59%, 93%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (91, 82, 84°) |
| Source | Encycolorpedia[17] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant greenish yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorgreenish yellow. It is the main color on theIndian 20-rupee note.
| Jonquil | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F4CA16 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (244, 202, 22) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (49°, 91%, 96%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (83, 93, 67°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[18] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Jonquil is a hue ofyellow. It is the color of the interior of the central cylindrical tubular projection of the jonquil flower. The color takes its name from a species of plant,Narcissus jonquilla, which has clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers, and is native to theMediterranean.
| Lemon (Crayola) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FDFF00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (253, 255, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (60°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (97, 107, 87°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid greenish yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Lemon is a color somewhat resembling yellow and named after thefruit. The colorlemon is a representation of the color of the outer skin of a lemon.[citation needed]
The first recorded use oflemon as a color name inEnglish was in 1598.[19]
| Mango | |
|---|---|
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| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFC800 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 200, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (47°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (83, 98, 62°) |
| Source | Crayola C.P. |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow-orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
A yellow-orange color that resembles mangoes. It is named after the fruit. It is currently unknown whenmango was first used as a color name in English.
| Mellow yellow | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F8DE7E |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (248, 222, 126) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (47°, 49%, 97%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (89, 68, 71°) |
| Source | Plochere[20] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colormellow yellow is displayed at right.
Mellow yellow was first used as a color name in English in 1948 when it was formulated as one of the colors on the Plochere color list.
The source of this color is thePlochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used byinterior designers.[21]
Donovan's albumMellow Yellow, named after the song "Mellow Yellow", was popular during theSummer of Love in 1967.
| Moccasin | |
|---|---|
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| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFE4B5 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 228, 181) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (38°, 29%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (92, 42, 62°) |
| Source | X11 |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
A brownish yellow, common of the leather shoe with the same name.
| Orpiment | |
|---|---|
 Orpiment crystal from Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District,Humboldt County,Nevada | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FDCC01 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (253, 204, 1) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (48°, 100%, 99%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (84, 98, 64°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Orpiment, also known as ″yellowarsenic blende″ is a deep-colored, orange-yellow arsenic sulfide mineral with formula As2S3. It is found involcanic fumaroles, low-temperature hydrothermal veins, and hot springs and may be formed through sublimation.
Orpiment takes its name from the Latin auripigmentum (aurum, "gold" + pigmentum, "pigment"), due to its deep-yellow color. Orpiment once was widely used inartworks, medicine, and other applications.
| Pear | |
|---|---|
 Anjou pear | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #D1E231 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (209, 226, 49) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (66°, 78%, 89%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (86, 91, 93°) |
| Source | ColorHexa[22] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Pear is adesaturated chartreuse yellow color that resembles the color of the exterior surface of Anjou or Bartlettpears.
| Royal yellow | |
|---|---|
 TheXuande Emperor of the ChineseMing dynasty—reigned 1425 to 1435 | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FADA5E |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (250, 218, 94) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (48°, 62%, 98%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (88, 81, 70°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[23] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is displayed the colorroyal yellow orStil de grain yellow.
The colorroyal yellow is a representation of the color of the robes worn by theEmperor of China.
The first recorded use ofroyal yellow as a color name in English was in 1548. Other names for this color areChinese yellow andimperial yellow.[24]
| Safety yellow | |
|---|---|
 A yellowschool bus | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #EED202 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (238, 210, 2) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (53°, 99%, 93%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (84, 94, 74°) |
| Source | ANSI Z535 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Safety yellow is one of the standard high-visibility safety colors defined byANSI standardZ535, which specifies standards for safety and accident prevention information. It is often used onhazard symbols,warning signs,guard rails, dangerous equipment, older Americancivil defense sirens (typically from the 1950s and 1960s), and somehigh-visibility clothing andpersonal protective equipment. The definition is mirrored inBritish Standard BS 381C andAustralian Standard AS2700 (where it is known asgolden yellow). In 1937, it was determined that safety yellow was the best color to be noticed by the human brain; as a result, the paint color of allUnited States school buses was changed from orange to safety yellow (see alsoschool bus yellow).
| Tartrazine | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F7D917 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (247, 217, 23) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (52°, 91%, 97%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (87, 96, 73°) |
| Source | iColorpalette[25] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vibrant yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colortartrazine is a vibrant, warm-toned shade of warm yellow.
| Xanthic | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #EEED09 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (238, 237, 9) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (60°, 96%, 93%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (91, 100, 85°) |
| Source | The Official Register of Color Names[26] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid greenish yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The name of the colorxanthic is derived fromxantho (meaning yellow or golden), from theAncient Greek ξανθός and "ic" (meaning of or pertaining to), from the Latin adjectival suffix -icus.
The color "xanthic" is the color ofXanthine andXanthate, both of which are xanthic acids.
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