Chrome Yellow

#FFA700

Chrome Yellow #FFA700

Shades of Chrome Yellow

#FFA500

#E29300

#C68000

#AA6E00

#8D5C00

#714900

#553700

#382400

#1C1200

#000000

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Tints of Chrome Yellow

#FFA500

#FFAF1C

#FFB938

#FFC354

#FFCD71

#FFD78D

#FFE1AA

#FFEBC6

#FFF5E2

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Chrome Yellow

#FFA500

#F0A10E

#E29D1C

#D4992A

#C69438

#B89046

#AA8C54

#9B8763

#8D8371

#7F7F7F

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What color is Chrome Yellow

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

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

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Chrome Yellow is #FFA700.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Chrome Yellow has 100%% Red, 65% Green, and 0% Blue.
Chrome Yellow has 39° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Chrome Yellow has 39° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 50% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Chrome Yellow has 0% cyan, 35% 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

#FFA700

RGB

(255, 167, 0)

(100%, 65%, 0%)

HSV

(39°, 100, 100)

(11%, 100%, 100%)

HSL

(39°, 100, 50)

(11%, 100%, 50%)

CMYK

(0, 35, 100, 0)

(0%, 35%, 100%, 0%)

How does Chrome Yellow contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Chrome Yellow is 49%, which is medium high.
Chrome Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white. Chrome Yellow and black have a 10.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text. Chrome Yellow and white have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

49%

AAA (10.8)

insufficient (1.9)

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Example Black

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What colors go with Chrome Yellow

Summer

#5C3F11

#8E8A0F

#FFA700

#D7CB9F

#FFEDD5

Winter

#79172F

#2D857E

#FFA700

#F3D0C9

#E5D3B5

Spring

#543700

#797B37

#FFA700

#DADEA0

#FFECD1

Analogous

#5B3B00

#BC6F17

#FFA700

#F1CA98

#FFE9CA

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How to mix Chrome Yellow paint

To mix Chrome Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 49% Yellow, 51% Red, as shown below.

Yellow

49%

Red

51%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

0%

To mix Chrome Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 26% Magenta, 74% Yellow, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

26%

Yellow

74%

Black

0%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Chrome Yellow

Colors similar to Chrome Yellow are: Yellowish Orange, Orange Peel, Yellow Orange, Squash, and Beer. Yellowish Orange is paler than Chrome Yellow. Orange Peel is darker than Chrome Yellow. Yellow Orange is more yellow and lighter than Chrome Yellow. Squash is paler than Chrome Yellow. Beer is paler and lighter than Chrome Yellow.

Yellowish Orange

#FFAB0F

paler

Orange Peel

#FF9F00

darker

Yellow Orange

#FCB001

more yellow,

lighter

Squash

#F2AB15

paler

Beer

#FBB117

paler,

lighter