Cadmium Yellow

#FFF600

Cadmium Yellow #FFF600

Shades of Cadmium Yellow

#FFF600

#E2DB00

#C6BF00

#AAA400

#8D8800

#716D00

#555200

#383600

#1C1B00

#000000

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Tints of Cadmium Yellow

#FFF600

#FFF71C

#FFF838

#FFF954

#FFFA71

#FFFB8D

#FFFCAA

#FFFDC6

#FFFEE2

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Cadmium Yellow

#FFF600

#F0E90E

#E2DC1C

#D4CE2A

#C6C138

#B8B446

#AAA754

#9B9A63

#8D8C71

#7F7F7F

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What color is Cadmium Yellow

Cadmium Yellow is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Cadmium Yellow is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Cadmium Yellow

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Cadmium Yellow is #FFF600.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Cadmium Yellow has 100%% Red, 96% Green, and 0% Blue.
Cadmium Yellow has 58° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Cadmium Yellow has 58° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Cadmium Yellow has 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 100% 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

#FFF600

RGB

(255, 246, 0)

(100%, 96%, 0%)

HSV

(58°, 100, 100)

(16%, 100%, 100%)

HSL

(58°, 100, 50)

(16%, 100%, 50%)

CMYK

(0, 4, 100, 0)

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

How does Cadmium Yellow contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Cadmium Yellow is 87%, which is high.
Cadmium Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white. Cadmium Yellow and black have a 18.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Cadmium Yellow and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

87%

AAA (18.4)

insufficient (1.1)

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Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Cadmium Yellow

Summer

#423F00

#9A6F20

#CC9778

#FFF600

#FCDDC6

Winter

#403D00

#CC4794

#F182B2

#FFF600

#F3F0E8

Spring

#423F00

#73803C

#AEA800

#FFF600

#E0E0BA

Analogous

#3B3900

#776F3F

#C3BD13

#D7D6BD

#FFF600

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How to mix Cadmium Yellow paint

To mix Cadmium Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 93% Yellow, 7% Red, as shown below.

Yellow

93%

Red

7%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

0%

To mix Cadmium Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Magenta, 97% Yellow, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

3%

Yellow

97%

Black

0%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Cadmium Yellow

Colors similar to Cadmium Yellow are: Sunny Yellow, Aureolin, ArtyClick Yellow, Neon Yellow, and Greenish Yellow. Sunny Yellow is paler than Cadmium Yellow. Aureolin is darker than Cadmium Yellow. ArtyClick Yellow is lighter than Cadmium Yellow. Neon Yellow is more green and darker than Cadmium Yellow. Greenish Yellow is more green and darker than Cadmium Yellow.

Sunny Yellow

#FFF917

paler

Aureolin

#FDEE00

darker

ArtyClick Yellow

#FFFF00

lighter

Neon Yellow

#CFFF04

more green,

darker

Greenish Yellow

#CDFD02

more green,

darker