Lemon Yellow Color
| Color Name: | Lemon Yellow |
| Hex Color Code: | #FFFF9F |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(255, 255, 159) |
| CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 0.0%, 37.6%, 0.0% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Yellow |
Lemon yellow was a Crayola color from 1903 to 1990. This color, also known as "Light Chrome Yellow".
What color is Lemon Yellow?
Lemon Yellow color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Lemon Yellow is #FFFF9F, and the RGB color code is RGB(255, 255, 159).
In the RGB color model, Lemon Yellow has a red value of 255, a green value of 255, and a blue value of 159. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 37.6% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 60° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 81.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Lemon Yellow has a hue of 60° (degrees), 37.6 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Lemon Yellow is cool or warm?
The color Lemon Yellow is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Lemon Yellow?
Lemon Yellow has an LRV of nearly 95. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(255, 255, 159)
Red
255 (100.0%)
Green
255 (100.0%)
Blue
159 (62.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
0.00%
Yellow
37.65%
Key
0.00%
HSL
HSL(60deg, 100.0 %, 81.2 %)
Hue
60°
Saturation
100.00 %.
Lightness
81.18 %.
RYB
RYB(0, 96, 0)
Red
0 (0.0%)
Yellow
96 (37.6%)
Blue
0 (0.0%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
60°
Saturation
37.65 %.
Brightness / Value
100.00 %.
HWB
H: 60°
W: 62.35 %
B: 0.00 %
XYZ
X : 83.26
Y : 95.28
Z : 46.8
YXY
Y1 : 95.28
X : 0.37
Y2 : 0.42
CMY
C : 0.00%
M : 0.00%
Y : 37.65%
LRV
~ 95.3 %
Munsell Color System
2.6GY 9.7/6.7
CIE-Lab
L : 98.15
A : -13.6
B : 45.86
CIE-Lch
L : 98.15
C : 47.84
H : 106.52
CIE-Luv
L : 98.15
U : 4.65
V : 64.4
Hunter-Lab
L : 97.61
A : -18.57
B : 39.9
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons)
Here are the colors similar to Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
British Standard 4800
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Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
Lemon Yellow color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Lemon Yellow to RAL Design
Paint similar to Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons)
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Lemon Yellow (Color - Crayola Crayons). Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Dunn-Edwards
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Benjamin Moore
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PPG Paints
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Valspar
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Sherwin Williams
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Behr
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Color Combinations
View more Lemon Yellow - #FFFF9F color palettes and coordinating colors
FFFF06
FFFF39
FFFF6C
FFFF9F
FFFFD2
FFFFFF
FFFFFF
Monochromatic Color Palette
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
FF9F9F
FFCF9F
FFFF9F
CFFF9F
9FFF9F
Analogous Color Palette
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
FFFF9F
9FFFFF
FF9FFF
Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
FFFF9F
9FFFCF
9F9FFF
FF9FCF
Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
FFFF9F
FFFFA9
FFFFB2
FFFFBC
FFFFC5
FFFFCF
FFFFD9
FFFFE2
FFFFEC
FFFFF5
FFFFFF
FFFF9F
E6E68F
CCCC7F
B2B26F
99995F
808050
666640
4C4C30
333320
191910
000000
Example Color Images and Mockup
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