Lemon Yellow — #FAFA33

#FAFA33, primarily known as Lemon Yellow, is composed of 98% red, 98% green, and 20% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow, 2% black. In HSL the hue angle is 60°, saturation 95%, and lightness 59%. The closest web-safe color is #FFFF33.

Closest named match: Maximum Yellow (#FAFA37, ΔE 0.98)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#FAFA33
RGB	rgb(250, 250, 51)
HSL	hsl(60, 95.2%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(60, 79.6%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 79.6%, 2%)
OKLCH	oklch(95.47% 0.1971 109.62)
HWB	hwb(60 20% 2%)
LAB	lab(96% -14.94 85.14)
LCH	lch(96% 86.4 100)
OKLAB	oklab(95.47% -0.0662 0.1856)
XYZ	X 74.21 Y 88.94 Z 16.39
Web Safe	#FFFF33
RGB Percent	98%, 98%, 20%
Decimal	16448051

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#FAFA33
RGB	rgb(250, 250, 51)
HSL	hsl(60, 95.2%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(60, 79.6%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 79.6%, 2%)
OKLCH	oklch(95.47% 0.1971 109.62)
HWB	hwb(60 20% 2%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(96% -14.94 85.14)
LCH	lch(96% 86.4 100)
OKLAB	oklab(95.47% -0.0662 0.1856)
XYZ	X 74.21 Y 88.94 Z 16.39
Web Safe	#FFFF33
RGB Percent	98%, 98%, 20%
Decimal	16448051

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Similar named colors

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Maximum Yellow

#FAFA37 · ΔE 0.98

Pedestrian Lemon

#F7F72D · ΔE 1.12

Liechtenstein Yellow

#FDFF38 · ΔE 1.82

Giraffe

#FEFE33 · ΔE 1.86

Big Yellow Taxi

#FFFF33 · ΔE 2.32

Bee Yellow

#FEFF32 · ΔE 2.43

Sponge Cake

#FFFE40 · ΔE 2.52

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18.79:1

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Protanopia

88% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

95% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

63% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

57% similar

0.003% of population

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