Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Lemon

Lemon is a vibrant yellow color with HEX #FFF700. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 247, 0, HSL 58, 100%, 50%, warm temperature, and is useful for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds.

#FFF700 yellow warm vibrant
HEX #FFF700
RGB rgb(255, 247, 0)
HSL hsl(58 100% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 100, 0)
Luminance 0.8778
Contrast Black 18.56:1White 1.13:1

CSS Utilities

--color-lemon: #FFF700;
.bg-lemon { background-color: #FFF700; }
.text-lemon { color: #FFF700; }
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
Luminance0.8778
Black text18.56:1AA Pass
White text1.13:1AA 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": "#FFF700",
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    247,
    0
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    100,
    50
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    0
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#88FF00"
  ],
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    "#F600FF"
  ],
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    "#0008FF",
    "#FF0088"
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    "#7700FF"
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    "#FFFA5C",
    "#FFF700",
    "#A39E00"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFA5C",
  "dark": "#A39E00",
  "saturated": "#FFF700",
  "desaturated": "#E3DC1C",
  "pastel": "#F5F289",
  "neon": "#FFF829"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
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  ],
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    "#FFFA5C",
    "#E3DC1C"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "hex": "#FFF700",
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      "clarity",
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    ],
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      "food",
      "lifestyle",
      "print design"
    ],
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  "aliases": [],
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  },
  "family": "yellow",
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    "optimism",
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  "popularity": 84,
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    0
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      "#FFFA5C"
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      "#F5F5F5",
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Color meaning and use

About Lemon Color

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

Its common associations include optimism, clarity, and warmth, which makes it relevant for education and food. In design work, Lemon is most useful for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, 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.Lemon accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFF700.Lemon CSS utilitiesUse Lemon in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFF700 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Lemon paletteOpen the generated palette based on Lemon.Lemon harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Lemon against black and white text.

Black text18.56:1AA Pass
White text1.13:1AA 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

Cadmium Yellow#FFF600
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 Lemon 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