mysql> create table tt (c year(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '2016', primary key(c));
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.01 sec)

mysql> show warnings;
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Level   | Code | Message                                                                                                                                                                   |
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Warning | 1681 | The ZEROFILL attribute is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use the LPAD function to zero-pad numbers, or store the formatted numbers in a CHAR column. |
+---------+------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select * from tt where c < 16212511333665770580;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

mysql> explain select * from tt where c < 16212511333665770580;
+-------------+---------+------+---------------+---------------+
| id          | estRows | task | access object | operator info |
+-------------+---------+------+---------------+---------------+
| TableDual_5 | 0.00    | root |               | rows:0        |
+-------------+---------+------+---------------+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> insert into tt values (2016);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>  select * from tt where c < 16212511333665770580;
Empty set (0.00 sec)