Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Daffodil

Daffodil is a vibrant yellow color with HEX #FFFF31. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 255, 49, HSL 60, 100%, 60%, warm temperature, and is useful for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes.

#FFFF31 yellow warm vibrant
HEX #FFFF31
RGB rgb(255, 255, 49)
HSL hsl(60 100% 60%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 81, 0)
Luminance 0.93
Contrast Black 19.6:1White 1.07:1

CSS Utilities

--color-daffodil: #FFFF31;
.bg-daffodil { background-color: #FFFF31; }
.text-daffodil { color: #FFFF31; }
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
Luminance0.93
Black text19.6:1AA Pass
White text1.07:1AA 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
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WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
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    "#1A1A1A",
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Harmonies
{
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}
Variants
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  "light": "#FFFF8F",
  "dark": "#D6D600",
  "saturated": "#FFFF33",
  "desaturated": "#E9E949",
  "pastel": "#F9F9B8",
  "neon": "#FFFF5C"
}
Pairings
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    "#FFFF8F",
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}
Knowledge graph
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
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      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
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    ]
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  },
  "family": "yellow",
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Color meaning and use

About Daffodil Color

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

Its common associations include life, seasonality, and organic texture, which makes it relevant for floral design and garden brands. In design work, Daffodil is most useful for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, 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.Daffodil accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFFF31.Daffodil CSS utilitiesUse Daffodil in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFFF31 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Daffodil paletteOpen the generated palette based on Daffodil.Daffodil harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Daffodil against black and white text.

Black text19.6:1AA Pass
White text1.07:1AA 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

Neon Yellow#FFF01F
Dandelion#F0E130
Maize#FBEC5D
Yellow#FFFF00
Lemon#FFF700

Color Harmonies

#3333FF#3333FF
#FF9933#FF9933
#99FF33#99FF33
#33FFFF#33FFFF
#FF33FF#FF33FF
Open full Daffodil harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FFFF8F#FFFF8F
#D6D600#D6D600
#FFFF33#FFFF33
#E9E949#E9E949
#F9F9B8#F9F9B8
#FFFF5C#FFFF5C

Pairings

Black#000000
#3333FF#3333FF
#FF9933#FF9933
#99FF33#99FF33
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5