| Mikado Yellow | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFC40C |
| sRGB B (r, g, b) | (255, 196, 12) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (45°, 95%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (82, 98, 60°) |
| Source | |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Mikado yellow is a shade of yellow. The color is displayed at right. It is one of the colors of the national flags of Colombia and Kazakhstan. It was also once used for Lincoln automobiles, [1] and is the name of various dyes and colorings.
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