Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Cadmium Yellow

Cadmium Yellow is a vibrant yellow color with HEX #FFF600. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 246, 0, HSL 58, 100%, 50%, warm temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#FFF600 yellow warm vibrant
HEX #FFF600
RGB rgb(255, 246, 0)
HSL hsl(58 100% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 100, 0)
Luminance 0.8717
Contrast Black 18.43:1White 1.14:1

CSS Utilities

--color-cadmium-yellow: #FFF600;
.bg-cadmium-yellow { background-color: #FFF600; }
.text-cadmium-yellow { color: #FFF600; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8717
Black text18.43:1AA Pass
White text1.14:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#FFF600",
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    246,
    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
    58,
    100,
    50
  ],
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    4,
    100,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.8717,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 18.43,
    "white": 1.14
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#0008FF",
  "analogous": [
    "#FF7700",
    "#88FF00"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#00FFF7",
    "#F600FF"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#00FF77",
    "#0008FF",
    "#FF0088"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#0088FF",
    "#7700FF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFA5C",
    "#FFF600",
    "#A39E00"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFA5C",
  "dark": "#A39E00",
  "saturated": "#FFF700",
  "desaturated": "#E3DC1C",
  "pastel": "#F5F289",
  "neon": "#FFF829"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
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    "#0008FF",
    "#FF7700",
    "#88FF00"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#E3DC1C",
    "#FFFA5C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFA5C",
    "#E3DC1C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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  ],
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  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/cadmium-yellow",
    "/css/colors/cadmium-yellow",
    "/hex/fff600"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/vibrant"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/yellow",
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      "/colors/school-bus-yellow",
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      "/compare/cadmium-yellow-vs-lemon",
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      "/harmonies/cadmium-yellow",
      "/wcag/cadmium-yellow",
      "/css/colors/cadmium-yellow",
      "/hex/fff600"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "cadmium-yellow",
  "name": "Cadmium Yellow",
  "hex": "#FFF600",
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  ],
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    ],
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    ],
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  "sourceType": "curated",
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  },
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
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    "heritage",
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  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
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    0
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    100,
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  "cmyk": [
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  ],
  "luminance": 0.8717,
  "contrast": {
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  },
  "harmonies": {
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      "#FF7700",
      "#88FF00"
    ],
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    ],
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    ],
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    "saturated": "#FFF700",
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    "pastel": "#F5F289",
    "neon": "#FFF829"
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
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      "#000000",
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      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
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      "/hex/fff600"
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      "#88FF00"
    ],
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      "#E3DC1C",
      "#FFFA5C"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#000000"
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      "#FFFA5C",
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Cadmium Yellow Color

Cadmium Yellow sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Cadmium Yellow is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Cadmium Yellow is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Cadmium Yellow accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFF600.Cadmium Yellow CSS utilitiesUse Cadmium Yellow in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFF600 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Cadmium Yellow paletteOpen the generated palette based on Cadmium Yellow.Cadmium Yellow harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cadmium Yellow against black and white text.

Black text18.43:1AA Pass
White text1.14:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Lemon#FFF700
Canary Yellow#FFEF00
Yellow#FFFF00
Golden Yellow#FFDF00
School Bus Yellow#FFD800

Color Harmonies

#0008FF#0008FF
#FF7700#FF7700
#88FF00#88FF00
#00FFF7#00FFF7
#F600FF#F600FF
Open full Cadmium Yellow harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FFFA5C#FFFA5C
#A39E00#A39E00
Lemon#FFF700
#E3DC1C#E3DC1C
#F5F289#F5F289
#FFF829#FFF829

Pairings

Black#000000
#0008FF#0008FF
#FF7700#FF7700
#88FF00#88FF00
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5