Corn Yellow is a light medium bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Corn Yellow is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Corn Yellow is #FFF380.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Corn Yellow has 100%% Red, 95% Green, and 50% Blue.
Corn Yellow has 54° Hue, 50% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Corn Yellow has 54° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 75% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Corn Yellow has 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 50% 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 |
#FFF380 |
|
RGB |
(255, 243, 128) |
(100%, 95%, 50%) |
HSV |
(54°, 50, 100) |
(15%, 50%, 100%) |
HSL |
(54°, 100, 75) |
(15%, 100%, 75%) |
CMYK |
(0, 5, 50, 0) |
(0%, 5%, 50%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Corn Yellow is 87%, which is high.
Corn Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white.
Corn Yellow and black have a 18.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Corn 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) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Corn Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 41% Yellow, 9% Red, 50% White, as shown below.
Yellow
41%
Red
9%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
50%
To mix Corn Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Magenta, 46% Yellow, 50% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
4%
Yellow
46%
Black
0%
White
50%
Colors similar to Corn Yellow are: Manilla, Sandy Yellow, Yellowish Tan, Buff, and Custard. Manilla is more yellow and paler and lighter than Corn Yellow. Sandy Yellow is brighter and darker than Corn Yellow. Yellowish Tan is more green and lighter than Corn Yellow. Buff is paler and lighter than Corn Yellow. Custard is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Corn Yellow.