Banana Yellow is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Banana Yellow is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Banana Yellow is #FFE135.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Banana Yellow has 100%% Red, 88% Green, and 21% Blue.
Banana Yellow has 51° Hue, 79% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Banana Yellow has 51° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 60% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Banana Yellow has 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 79% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FFE135 |
|
RGB |
(255, 225, 53) |
(100%, 88%, 21%) |
HSV |
(51°, 79, 100) |
(14%, 79%, 100%) |
HSL |
(51°, 99, 60) |
(14%, 99%, 60%) |
CMYK |
(0, 12, 79, 0) |
(0%, 12%, 79%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Banana Yellow is 75%, which is high.
Banana Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white.
Banana Yellow and black have a 16.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Banana Yellow and white have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
75% |
AAA (16.1) |
insufficient (1.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Banana Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 59% Yellow, 20% Red, 21% White, as shown below.
Yellow
59%
Red
20%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
21%
To mix Banana Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Magenta, 69% Yellow, 21% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
10%
Yellow
69%
Black
0%
White
21%
Colors similar to Banana Yellow are: Sun Yellow, Dandelion, Bright Sun, Candlelight, and Light Gold. Sun Yellow is brighter than Banana Yellow. Dandelion is more yellow and darker than Banana Yellow. Bright Sun is more orange and paler and darker than Banana Yellow. Candlelight is brighter and darker than Banana Yellow. Light Gold is more orange and paler and darker than Banana Yellow.