#fff700 Color Information

#fff700 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #fff700, and its official name is Lemon. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 96.9% Green, and 0.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.1% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 58.1°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 50%. The decimal value for #fff700 is 16774912, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffff00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #fff700 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#fff700 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorLemon Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color255, 247, 0 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color100.0%, 96.9%, 0.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.000, 0.031, 1.000 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.031, 1, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color58.1°, 100.0%, 50.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color58.1°, 100.0%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color74.501, 87.781, 13.017 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color8, 255, 0 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16774912 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color95.069, -17.735, 92.973 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)95.069, 94.649, 100.799 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color95.069, 12.994, 103.851 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color93.692, -22.023, 57.347 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.425, 0.501, 87.781 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294964992 / 0xfffff700 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffff00 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #fff700

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #fff700, its pure hue is 58.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #fff700, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #201f00 to #dfd800.

Tints of #fff700

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #fff700, its pure hue is 58.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #fff700, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #fff820 to #fffedf.

Tones of #fff700

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #fff700, its pure hue is 58.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #fff700, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fff700 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #fff700

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #fff700! For #fff700, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #fff700. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #fff700

This color, #fff700, consists of 100.0% Red, 96.9% Green, and 0.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 255, Green = 247, Blue = 0. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #fff700 is 0% Cyan, 3.1% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R100.0%
C0.0%
G96.9%
M3.1%
B0.0%
Y100.0%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 255 247 0
Octal 377 367 0
Hexa #ff #f7 #00
Binary 11111111 11110111 00000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 100 0
Octal 0 3 144 0
Hexa #00 #03 #64 #00
Binary 00000000 00000011 01100100 00000000

Analogous Colors of #fff700

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #fff700 — which has hue 58.1° — its analogous colors are located at 28.1° and 88.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fff700.

Triadic Colors of #fff700

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #fff700 — which has hue 58.1° — its triadic colors are located at 58.1° and 298.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fff700.

Complementary Color of #fff700

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #fff700 — which has hue 58.1° — its complementary color is located at 238.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fff700.

Split Complementary Colors of #fff700

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #fff700 — which has hue 58.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 58.1° and 268.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fff700.

Tetradic Colors of #fff700

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #fff700 — which has hue 58.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 328.1°, 58.1°, 148.1°, and 238.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #fff700.

Monochromatic Colors of #fff700

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #fff700, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #807c00 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fffb80 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #fff700

We want to make getting started with #fff700 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #fff700 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #fff700 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #fff700 with other HTML elements.

#fff700 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #fff700.
<span style="color: #fff700;">The color of this text is #fff700.</span>

#fff700 Background Color

The background color for this text is #fff700.
<div style="background-color: #fff700; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #fff700.</div>

#fff700 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #fff700.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #fff700;">This color for the shadow of this text is #fff700.</span>

#fff700 Border Color

This is a div with border color #fff700.
<div style="border: #fff700 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #fff700.</div>

#fff700 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #fff700 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fff700; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fff700 on a white background.</div></div>

#fff700 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #fff700 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #fff700; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #fff700 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #fff700 to White

This is a gradient from #fff700 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fff700,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fff700,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fff700,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fff700,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fff700 to white.</div>

Gradient from #fff700 to Black

This is a gradient from #fff700 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#fff700,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#fff700,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#fff700,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#fff700,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #fff700 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #fff700

In addition to using #fff700 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #fff700 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #fff700, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 255, Green = 247, Blue = 0). If you need details about the color coordinates of #fff700 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #fff700
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(255, 247, 0)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #fff700; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #fff700; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #fff700; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(255, 247, 0);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#fff700")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:255, green:247, blue:0, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:255 green:247 blue:0 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(255f, 247f, 0f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(255, 247, 0);
 

#fff700 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #fff700 the same way. For those with color blindness, #fff700 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #fff700 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #fff700 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #fff700 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #fff700 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #fff700 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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