Shades of yellow

Yellow (RGB) (X11 yellow)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFFF00
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 255, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(60°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(97, 107, 86°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Red, green and blue lights, representing the three basic additive primary colors of the RGB color system, red, green, and blue. Pure yellow light is composed of equal amount of red and green light.

The color box at right shows the most intense yellow representable in 8-bit RGB color model; yellow is a secondary color in an additive RGB space.

This color is also called color wheel yellow. It is at precisely 60 degrees on the HSV color wheel, also known as the RGB color wheel (Image of RGB color wheel:). Its complementary color is blue.

Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the three subtractive primary colors used in printing.

Process yellow (also called pigment yellow or printer's yellow), also known as canary yellow, is one of the three colors typically used as subtractive primary colors, along with magenta and cyan. Canary yellow is derived from the colour of an average canary bird, though canaries can vary in colour from dark yellow to light pink.

Process yellow is not an RGB color, and in the CMYK color model there is no fixed conversion from CMYK primaries to RGB. Different formulations are used for printer's ink, so there can be variations in the printed color that is pure yellow ink.

The first recorded use of canary yellow as a color name in English was in 1789.[2]

Yellow (NCS)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFD300
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 211, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(50°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(86, 98, 67°)
Source	sRGB approximation to NCS 0580-Y[3]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Approximations within the sRGB gamut to the primary colors of the Natural Color System, a model based on the opponent process theory of color vision.

The color defined as yellow in the NCS or Natural Color System is shown at right (NCS 0580-Y). The Natural Color System is a color system based on the four unique hues or psychological primary colors red, yellow, green, and blue. The NCS is based on the opponent process theory of vision.

The “Natural Color System” is widely used in Scandinavia.

Yellow (Munsell)
The hues of the Munsell color system, at varying values, and maximum chroma to stay in the sRGB gamut
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFDB00
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 219, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(52°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(88, 99, 71°)
Source	https://pteromys.melonisland.net/munsell/
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color defined as yellow in the Munsell color system (Munsell 5Y) is shown at apex of color wheel. The Munsell color system is a color space that specifies colors based on three color dimensions: hue, value (lightness), and chroma (color purity), spaced uniformly in three dimensions in the elongated oval at an angle shaped Munsell color solid according to the logarithmic scale which governs human perception. In order for all the colors to be spaced uniformly, it was found necessary to use a color wheel with five primary colors—red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

The Munsell colors displayed are only approximate as they have been adjusted to fit into the sRGB gamut.

Yellow (Pantone)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FEDF00
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(254, 223, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(53°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(89, 99, 73°)
Source	Pantone TPX[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color that is called yellow in Pantone is displayed at right.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #C, EC, M, PC, U, or CP—Yellow.[5]

Light yellow
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFFFE0
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 255, 224)
HSV (h, s, v)	(60°, 12%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(99, 23, 86°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale yellow green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color light yellow.

Cream
Strawberries with cream
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFFFCC
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 255, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)	(60°, 20%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(99, 37, 86°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light yellow green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color cream, a pale tint of yellow.

Lemon chiffon
A lemon chiffon cake
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFFACD
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 250, 205)
HSV (h, s, v)	(54°, 20%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(98, 34, 81°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the web color lemon chiffon.

Lemon chiffon is a color that is reminiscent of the color of lemon chiffon cake.

Mellow yellow
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#F8DE7E
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(248, 222, 126)
HSV (h, s, v)	(47°, 49%, 97%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(89, 68, 71°)
Source	Plochere
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color mellow yellow is displayed at right.

Mellow yellow was first used as a color name in English in 1948 when it was formulated as one of the colors on the Plochere color list.

The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.[6]

Donovan's album Mellow Yellow, named after the song "Mellow Yellow", was popular during the Summer of Love in 1967.

Royal yellow
The Xuande Emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty—reigned 1425 to 1435
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FADA5E
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(250, 218, 94)
HSV (h, s, v)	(48°, 62%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(88, 81, 70°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color royal yellow.

The color royal yellow is a representation of the color of the robes worn by the Emperor of China.

The first recorded use of royal yellow as a color name in English was in 1548. Other names for this color are Chinese yellow and imperial yellow.[7]

Gold (Golden)
A gold nugget
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFD700
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 215, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(51°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(87, 99, 69°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Gold, also called golden, is a yellow-orange color which is a representation of the color of the element gold.

The web color gold (also referred to as orange-yellow) is sometimes referred to as golden to distinguish it from the color metallic gold. The use of gold as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold".

The first recorded uses of golden as a color name in English were in 1300 to refer to the element gold and in 1423 to refer to blonde hair.[8]

Cyber yellow
Cyber yellow used for stickers
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFD300
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 211, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(50°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(86, 98, 67°)
Source	Pantone TPX[9]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color cyber yellow is displayed at right.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color 14-0760 TPX—Cyber Yellow.[10]

Safety yellow
A yellow school bus
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#EED202
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(238, 210, 2)
HSV (h, s, v)	(53°, 99%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(84, 94, 74°)
Source	ANSI Z535
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Safety yellow is one of the standard high-visibility safety colors defined by ANSI standard Z535, which specifies standards for safety and accident prevention information. It is often used on hazard symbols, warning signs, guard rails, dangerous equipment, older American civil defense sirens (typically from the 1950s and 1960s), and some high-visibility clothing and personal protective equipment. The definition is mirrored in British Standard BS 381C and Australian Standard AS2700 (where it is known as golden yellow). In 1937, it was determined that safety yellow was the best color to be noticed by the human brain; as a result, the paint color of all United States school buses was changed from orange to safety yellow (see also school bus yellow).

Greenish yellow
Indian 20 rupee note, obverse and reverse
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#EEEA62
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(238, 234, 98)
HSV (h, s, v)	(58°, 59%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(91, 82, 84°)
Source	Internet
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color greenish yellow. It is the main color on the Indian 20-rupee note.

Chartreuse yellow
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DFFF00
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(223, 255, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)	(68°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(95, 108, 97°)
Source	Maerz and Paul[11]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellowish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

A bottle of chartreuse liqueur

The first recorded use of chartreuse for the color that is now called chartreuse yellow in American English was in 1892.[12]

In the book Color Standards and Color Nomenclature (1912), "Chartreuse Yellow" is listed and illustrated.[13]

Pear
Anjou pear
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#D1E231
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(209, 226, 49)
HSV (h, s, v)	(66°, 78%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(86, 91, 93°)
Source	ColorHexa[14]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Pear is a desaturated chartreuse yellow color that resembles the color of the exterior surface of Anjou or Bartlett pears.

Green earth
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DADD98
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(218, 221, 152)
HSV (h, s, v)	(63°, 31%, 87%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(86, 48, 88°)
Source	Derwent[15]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light yellow green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color green earth. It is also known as terre verte and Verona green. It is an inorganic pigment derived from the minerals celadonite and glauconite.[16][17]