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#FFB404 Imperial Yellow

#FFB404 is a light, vivid yellow named Imperial Yellow. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 70.6% green and 1.6% blue (rgb(255, 180, 4)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 100% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 98% yellow and 0% black. #FFB404 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.78:1.

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Variations of #FFB404

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFB404 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFB404 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFB404 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2C918
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0B700
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFB800
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2C918
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAC20B
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9F99
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFAC6B
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3BFAB

#FFB404 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#FFB404 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.78:1 Very good#FFB404 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFB404 in CSS

/* Imperial Yellow */
.color { color: #FFB404; }
.background { background-color: #FFB404; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFB404; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 180 4);
color: hsl(42 100% 51%);
color: oklch(0.820 0.170 78.4);

#FFB404 FAQ

What color is #FFB404?

#FFB404 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Imperial Yellow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFB404?

#FFB404 is rgb(255, 180, 4) in RGB, hsl(42, 100%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 98%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFB404?

The complementary color of #FFB404 is #044FFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFB404?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFB404: 11.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFB404 a warm or cool color?

#FFB404 is a warm color.