Canary Yellow

#FFFE40

Canary Yellow #FFFE40

Shades of Canary Yellow

#FFFF3F

#E2E238

#C6C631

#AAAA2A

#8D8D23

#71711C

#555515

#38380E

#1C1C07

#000000

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Tints of Canary Yellow

#FFFF3F

#FFFF55

#FFFF6A

#FFFF7F

#FFFF94

#FFFFAA

#FFFFBF

#FFFFD4

#FFFFE9

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Canary Yellow

#FFFF3D

#F4F448

#E9E952

#DEDE5D

#D3D368

#C9C973

#BEBE7D

#B3B388

#A8A893

#9E9E9E

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What color is Canary Yellow

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

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

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Canary Yellow is #FFFE40.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Canary Yellow has 100%% Red, 100% Green, and 25% Blue.
Canary Yellow has 60° Hue, 75% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Canary Yellow has 60° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 63% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Canary Yellow has 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% 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

#FFFE40

RGB

(255, 254, 64)

(100%, 100%, 25%)

HSV

(60°, 75, 100)

(17%, 75%, 100%)

HSL

(60°, 100, 63)

(17%, 100%, 63%)

CMYK

(0, 0, 75, 0)

(0%, 0%, 75%, 0%)

How does Canary Yellow contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Canary Yellow is 92%, which is high.
Canary Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white. Canary Yellow and black have a 19.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Canary Yellow and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

92%

AAA (19.5)

insufficient (1.1)

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Example White

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What colors go with Canary Yellow

Summer

#791215

#8C7B27

#ACAC44

#E3C3BA

#FFFE40

Winter

#553D30

#8E596C

#9C9C25

#EED0D5

#FFFE40

Spring

#4E4E15

#2E8214

#AAAA41

#FFFE40

#8EDC74

Analogous

#373B06

#697006

#A2A227

#B0C515

#FFFE40

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How to mix Canary Yellow paint

To mix Canary Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 74% Yellow, 1% Red, 25% White, as shown below.

Yellow

74%

Red

1%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

25%

To mix Canary Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 75% Yellow, 25% White, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Yellow

75%

Black

0%

White

25%

What colors are similar to Canary Yellow

Colors similar to Canary Yellow are: Daffodil, Golden Fizz, Sunny Yellow, Custard, and ArtyClick Yellow. Daffodil is brighter than Canary Yellow. Golden Fizz is darker than Canary Yellow. Sunny Yellow is brighter and darker than Canary Yellow. Custard is paler than Canary Yellow. ArtyClick Yellow is brighter than Canary Yellow.

Daffodil

#FFFF31

brighter

Golden Fizz

#F5FB3D

darker

Sunny Yellow

#FFF917

brighter,

darker

Custard

#FFFD78

paler

ArtyClick Yellow

#FFFF00

brighter