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#FFD800 School Bus

#FFD800 is a very light, vivid yellow named School Bus. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 84.7% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(255, 216, 0)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FFD800 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.07:1.

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Variations of #FFD800

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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#FFD800 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.

FFD80000FFD8D800FF
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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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#FFD800 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFD800 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FAE024
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0D300
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5D600
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAE024
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBDC17
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFC5B8
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD181
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4DAC0

#FFD800 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#FFD800 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.07:1 Super#FFD800 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFD800 in CSS

/* School Bus */
.color { color: #FFD800; }
.background { background-color: #FFD800; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFD800; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 216 0);
color: hsl(51 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.183 95.8);

#FFD800 FAQ

What color is #FFD800?

#FFD800 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is School Bus. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFD800?

#FFD800 is rgb(255, 216, 0) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFD800?

The complementary color of #FFD800 is #0027FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFD800?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFD800: 15.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFD800 a warm or cool color?

#FFD800 is a warm color.