Recognised as Colour

#F0CD0C

#F0CD0C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F0CD0C is a yellow with RGB values 240, 205, 12 and HSL 51°, 90%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F0CD0C#F0CD0C

HEX#F0CD0C

RGBrgb(240, 205, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8039, 0.0471

RGB percentages94.1%, 80.4%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(50.8, 90.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 95%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 14.6%, 95%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,781,132

CSS custom property--colour: #F0CD0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#0F32F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD326no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBCAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 6.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9 Yellow · ΔE 26 Orange · ΔE 28.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.6 Khaki · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0C2FF0

Analogous#F05B0C, #A1F00C

Triadic#0CF0CD, #CD0CF0

Split complementary#0CA1F0, #5B0CF0

Tetradic#0CF05B, #0C2FF0, #F00CA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF5CC

Lighter +30%#FAEB9B

Lighter +20%#F8E26A

Lighter +10%#F5D83A

Darker −10%#BFA40A

Darker −20%#8F7A07

Darker −30%#5E5105

Darker −40%#2E2702

More saturated +25%#FCD500

Less saturated −25%#D1B72C

Channel breakdown

R240

G205

B12

Red240 (94.1%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue50.79°

Saturation (HSL)90.48%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G CD · B 0C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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