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Selective yellow
What color is Selective yellow?
Selective yellow is a bright and warm color that is often used for automotive lamps, especially headlamps and fog lamps.
It is designed to improve vision in bad weather by filtering out the blue and violet wavelengths that cause glare and dazzle.
Selective yellow has a hex code of #FFBA00 and is composed of 100% red, 72.9% green and 0% blue in the RGB color space.
In the CMYK color space, it has 0% cyan, 27.1% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.
Selective yellow has a hue angle of 43.8 degrees, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%.
It is also known as Noviol glass, which was one of the first optic headlamp lenses made of selective yellow glass.
Selective yellow is not very common nowadays, as most countries require white headlamps for new vehicles.
However, some places like Japan and New Zealand still allow selective yellow headlamps on older vehicles.
Selective yellow is a color that can catch attention and create contrast, but it can also be soothing and cheerful.
It is a color that can make you feel safe and confident on the road.
Example of the palette with the Selective yellow color
![Palette with colors: Seal brown, Fawn and Copper Picture with primary colors of Seal brown, Fawn, Copper, Blond and Selective yellow](/images/selective-yellow/painting-of-a-tree.webp)
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Example of the palette with the Selective yellow color
![Palette with colors: Wenge, Jungle green and Anti-flash White Picture with primary colors of Wenge, Jungle green, Anti-flash White, Selective yellow and Puce](/images/selective-yellow/street-with-a-brick-sidewalk.webp)
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Example of the palette with the Selective yellow color
![Palette with colors: Onyx, Golden brown and Coffee Picture with primary colors of Onyx, Golden brown, Coffee, Persian orange and Selective yellow](/images/selective-yellow/close-up-of-a-robot.webp)
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Example of the palette with the Selective yellow color
![Palette with colors: Selective yellow, Dark lava and Lavender purple Picture with primary colors of Selective yellow, Dark lava, Lavender purple, Dark cyan and Blond](/images/selective-yellow/selective-yellow-color-painting-of-a-strange-creature.webp)
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