Information about Cadmium Yellow Light color

#FFB00F - Cadmium Yellow Light color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFB00F, known as "Cadmium Yellow Light", falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 176, 15) — 100% red, 69% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 31 / 94 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid orange, #FFB00F feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Yellowish Orange (#FFAB0F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Tangerine (#FFA812) and Real Racing Roots Yellow (#FAB217).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 176, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFB00F: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. The name "Cadmium Yellow Light" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Cadmium Yellow Light color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Cadmium Yellow Light color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F
#FFBF3F

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#FFCF6F

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#FFDF9F

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#FFEFCF

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White

#FFFFFF

Cadmium Yellow Light color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F
#D89000

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#A26C00

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#6C4800

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#362400

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Black

#000000

Cadmium Yellow Light color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F
#E6A524

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#CD9C3A

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#B49350

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#9A8967

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Grey

#808080

Cadmium Yellow Light color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F
#FF4F0F

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#FF0F2F

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Cadmium Yellow Light color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#FFB00F
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F

#0F5FFF
#0F5FFF

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#FFB00F
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F

#370FFF
#370FFF

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#0FD7FF
#0FD7FF

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#D7FF0F
#D7FF0F

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#FFB00F
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F

#FF370F
#FF370F

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#FFB00F
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F

#0FFFAF
#0FFFAF

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#AF0FFF
#AF0FFF

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#FFB00F
Cadmium Yellow Light

#FFB00F

#5FFF0F
#5FFF0F

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#0F5FFF
#0F5FFF

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#AF0FFF
#AF0FFF

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#FFB00F
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#FFB00F

#0FFF37
#0FFF37

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#0F5FFF
#0F5FFF

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Nearest named colors to Cadmium Yellow Light

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Yellowish Orange color link
Yellowish Orange

#FFAB0F

Dark Tangerine color link
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

Real Racing Roots Yellow color link
Real Racing Roots Yellow

#FAB217

Lithuania Yellow color link
Lithuania Yellow

#FDB913

Spanish Yellow color link
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

Orangey Yellow color link
Orangey Yellow

#FDB915

Real Madrid Gold color link
Real Madrid Gold

#FEBE10

Chinese Yellow color link
Chinese Yellow

#FFB200

Golden Rod color link
Golden Rod

#F9BC08

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

South Africa Gold color link
South Africa Gold

#FFB81C

Ucla Gold color link
Ucla Gold

#FFB300

Cadmium Yellow Light color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFB00F
  • RGB255, 176, 15
  • CMYK0, 31, 94, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 176, 15)
  • HSL40°, 100%, 53%
  • HSL Precise40.25°, 100%, 52.941%
  • HSV40°, 94%, 100%
  • HSB40°, 94%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.690, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.690, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.690, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFFB00F
  • DECIMAL ID16756751
  • Name Length20
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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