Golden Yellow

#FFDF00

Golden Yellow #FFDF00

Shades of Golden Yellow

#FFDC00

#E2C400

#C6AB00

#AA9300

#8D7A00

#716200

#554900

#383100

#1C1800

#000000

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Tints of Golden Yellow

#FFDC00

#FFE01C

#FFE438

#FFE854

#FFEC71

#FFEF8D

#FFF3AA

#FFF7C6

#FFFBE2

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Golden Yellow

#FFDD00

#F0D20E

#E2C81C

#D4BD2A

#C6B338

#B8A946

#AA9E54

#9B9463

#8D8971

#7F7F7F

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What color is Golden Yellow

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

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

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Golden Yellow is #FFDF00.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Golden Yellow has 100%% Red, 87% Green, and 0% Blue.
Golden Yellow has 52° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Golden Yellow has 52° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Golden Yellow has 0% cyan, 13% 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

#FFDF00

RGB

(255, 223, 0)

(100%, 87%, 0%)

HSV

(52°, 100, 100)

(14%, 100%, 100%)

HSL

(52°, 100, 50)

(14%, 100%, 50%)

CMYK

(0, 13, 100, 0)

(0%, 13%, 100%, 0%)

How does Golden Yellow contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Golden Yellow is 74%, which is high.
Golden Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white. Golden Yellow and black have a 15.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Golden Yellow and white have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

74%

AAA (15.8)

insufficient (1.3)

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Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Golden Yellow

Summer

#5E3C09

#7B670E

#D3945A

#FFDF00

#F3F0E8

Winter

#553C2D

#805395

#C5AD13

#FFDF00

#EEEEE8

Spring

#473D00

#6F8344

#BEA500

#FFDF00

#D8EEBF

Analogous

#403B13

#6E6A38

#BEA500

#FFDF00

#EEEAC3

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How to mix Golden Yellow paint

To mix Golden Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 78% Yellow, 22% Red, as shown below.

Yellow

78%

Red

22%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

0%

To mix Golden Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Magenta, 89% Yellow, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

11%

Yellow

89%

Black

0%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Golden Yellow

Colors similar to Golden Yellow are: Rubber Ducky Yellow, Titanium Yellow, Candlelight, Sun Yellow, and Peridot. Rubber Ducky Yellow is darker than Golden Yellow. Titanium Yellow is more yellow than Golden Yellow. Candlelight is paler and darker than Golden Yellow. Sun Yellow is paler than Golden Yellow. Peridot is more yellow and darker than Golden Yellow.

Rubber Ducky Yellow

#FFD801

darker

Titanium Yellow

#EEE600

more yellow

Candlelight

#FCD917

paler,

darker

Sun Yellow

#FFDF22

paler

Peridot

#E6E200

more yellow,

darker