Canary Yellow — #FFFF8F

#FFFF8F, primarily known as Canary Yellow, is composed of 100% red, 100% green, and 56% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow, 0% black. In HSL the hue angle is 60°, saturation 100%, and lightness 78%. The closest web-safe color is #FFFF99.

Closest named match: Cinque Foil (#FFFF88, ΔE 3.16)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#FFFF8F
RGB	rgb(255, 255, 143)
HSL	hsl(60, 100%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(60, 43.9%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 43.9%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(97.69% 0.1348 108.66)
HWB	hwb(60 56.1% 0%)
LAB	lab(98.3% -11.19 53.15)
LCH	lch(98.3% 54.3 101.9)
OKLAB	oklab(97.69% -0.0431 0.1277)
XYZ	X 81.96 Y 94.76 Z 39.96
Web Safe	#FFFF99
RGB Percent	100%, 100%, 56.1%
Decimal	16777103

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#FFFF8F
RGB	rgb(255, 255, 143)
HSL	hsl(60, 100%, 78%)
HSV	hsv(60, 43.9%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 43.9%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(97.69% 0.1348 108.66)
HWB	hwb(60 56.1% 0%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(98.3% -11.19 53.15)
LCH	lch(98.3% 54.3 101.9)
OKLAB	oklab(97.69% -0.0431 0.1277)
XYZ	X 81.96 Y 94.76 Z 39.96
Web Safe	#FFFF99
RGB Percent	100%, 100%, 56.1%
Decimal	16777103

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Similar named colors

Nearest matches from our 30,000-name dataset (CIELAB ΔE). Click a swatch to open that color.

Cinque Foil

#FFFF88 · ΔE 3.16

Aged Plastic Casing

#FFFA86 · ΔE 3.34

Pastel Yellow

#FDFD96 · ΔE 4.13

Sunburst Yellow

#FFFF99 · ΔE 4.61

Yippie Yellow

#FFFF84 · ΔE 4.95

Yellowish Tan

#FCFC81 · ΔE 5.15

Sunny

#F2F27A · ΔE 6.05

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19.95:1

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Protanopia

97% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

99% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

81% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

76% similar

0.003% of population

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