Color - Yellow

About

yellow is:

• a hue color (chromatic)
• a pure color (without additive)
• one of the percepted human colors.
• is used as primary color:
  • coordinate in a colorspace (for instance, ryb, CMYK)
  • in a subtractive wheel
• located at 580 nm on the visual spectrum
• located at 120 degree in a subtractive wheel
• below orange on the visual spectrum
• above green on the visual spectrum
• a minus color (subtractive primary color)
• used mostly in a subtractive color model - ie with pigment (painting, printing, inking) and not with light (screen, monitor,…)
• coupled with this emotions: happiness, optimism, creativity, friendliness
• is a warm color (sun color)

The complementary color of yellow is:

• blue in a additive model
• purple in a subtractive model

Identifier

Identifier:

• Coordinates in RGB:
  • #FFFF00 (red and green)
  • 255,255,0
• Name: yellow

Demo: