Marigold Yellow is a light medium bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Marigold Yellow is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Marigold Yellow is #FBE870.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Marigold Yellow has 98%% Red, 91% Green, and 44% Blue.
Marigold Yellow has 52° Hue, 55% Saturation, and 98% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Marigold Yellow has 52° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 71% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Marigold Yellow has 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 55% yellow, and 2% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FBE870 |
|
RGB |
(251, 232, 112) |
(98%, 91%, 44%) |
HSV |
(52°, 55, 98) |
(14%, 55%, 98%) |
HSL |
(52°, 94, 71) |
(14%, 94%, 71%) |
CMYK |
(0, 8, 55, 2) |
(0%, 8%, 55%, 2%) |
The natural luminance of Marigold Yellow is 79%, which is high.
Marigold Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white.
Marigold Yellow and black have a 16.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Marigold Yellow and white have a 1.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
79% |
AAA (16.9) |
insufficient (1.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Marigold Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 41% Yellow, 13% Red, 2% Black, 44% White, as shown below.
Yellow
41%
Red
13%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
2%
White
44%
To mix Marigold Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 7% Magenta, 48% Yellow, 2% Black, 44% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
7%
Yellow
48%
Black
2%
White
44%
Colors similar to Marigold Yellow are: Yellow Tan, Sandy Yellow, Pale Gold, Sahara Sand, and Sweet Corn. Yellow Tan is more orange and darker than Marigold Yellow. Sandy Yellow is lighter than Marigold Yellow. Pale Gold is more orange and darker than Marigold Yellow. Sahara Sand is paler than Marigold Yellow. Sweet Corn is paler than Marigold Yellow.