Recognised as Colour
#F0CF27
- #F0CF27
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F0CF27 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 207, 39 and HSL 50°, 87%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F0CF27#F0CF27
HEX#F0CF27
RGBrgb(240, 207, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8118, 0.1529
RGB percentages94.1%, 81.2%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(50.1, 87%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 83.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.7%, 83.8%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,781,671
CSS custom property--colour: #F0CF27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.66:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#0F30D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2748F0
Analogous#F06A27, #ADF027
Triadic#27F0CF, #CF27F0
Split complementary#27ADF0, #6A27F0
Tetradic#27F06A, #2748F0, #F027AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G207
B39
Red240 (94.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue50.15°
Saturation (HSL)87.01%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G CF · B 27
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page