Sun Yellow

#FFDF22

Sun Yellow #FFDF22

Shades of Sun Yellow

#FFDD21

#E2C51D

#C6AC19

#AA9316

#8D7B12

#71620E

#55490B

#383107

#1C1803

#000000

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Tints of Sun Yellow

#FFDD21

#FFE139

#FFE552

#FFE86B

#FFEC83

#FFF09C

#FFF3B5

#FFF7CD

#FFFBE6

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Sun Yellow

#FFDD1E

#F2D42B

#E6CB37

#D9C344

#CDBA50

#C0B15D

#B4A969

#A7A075

#9B9782

#8E8E8E

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What color is Sun Yellow

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

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

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Sun Yellow is #FFDF22.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Sun Yellow has 100%% Red, 87% Green, and 13% Blue.
Sun Yellow has 51° Hue, 87% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Sun Yellow has 51° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 57% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Sun Yellow has 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 87% 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

#FFDF22

RGB

(255, 223, 34)

(100%, 87%, 13%)

HSV

(51°, 87, 100)

(14%, 87%, 100%)

HSL

(51°, 100, 57)

(14%, 100%, 57%)

CMYK

(0, 13, 87, 0)

(0%, 13%, 87%, 0%)

How does Sun Yellow contrast with black and white

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

Summer

#473D07

#75772D

#BEAA37

#FFDF22

#E4EC9D

Winter

#1B4924

#33794B

#BEA518

#FFDF22

#ECEEE8

Spring

#50460D

#637E40

#CCB63C

#FFDF22

#CAEEC1

Analogous

#49410B

#897510

#CAB43A

#FFDF22

#FAEEB2

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How to mix Sun Yellow paint

To mix Sun Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 65% Yellow, 22% Red, 13% White, as shown below.

Yellow

65%

Red

22%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

0%

White

13%

To mix Sun Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Magenta, 76% Yellow, 13% White, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

11%

Yellow

76%

Black

0%

White

13%

What colors are similar to Sun Yellow

Colors similar to Sun Yellow are: Banana Yellow, Candlelight, Dandelion, Ripe Lemon, and Golden Yellow. Banana Yellow is paler than Sun Yellow. Candlelight is brighter and darker than Sun Yellow. Dandelion is more yellow and paler than Sun Yellow. Ripe Lemon is darker than Sun Yellow. Golden Yellow is brighter than Sun Yellow.

Banana Yellow

#FFE135

paler

Candlelight

#FCD917

brighter,

darker

Dandelion

#F0E130

more yellow,

paler

Ripe Lemon

#F4D81C

darker

Golden Yellow

#FFDF00

brighter