Canary yellow

Canary yellow is the English color name catalogued for #FFEF00 (RGB 255, 239, 0), a vivid yellow. Its closest named colors in other languages are Jaune de cobalt (French) and Colza (Spanish).

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Chinese 草黄 #F4EA20 · ΔE 6.2 French Jaune de cobalt #FDEE00 · ΔE 0.7 English Aureolin #FDEE00 · ΔE 0.7 Italian Limone #FDE910 · ΔE 3.8 Spanish Colza #FFE900 · ΔE 3.5 Portuguese Lima #FDE910 · ΔE 3.8 Japanese 中黄 #FAD43A · ΔE 21.6

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