Recognised as Colour

#F0D437

#F0D437
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F0D437 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 212, 55 and HSL 51°, 86%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#F0D437

RGBrgb(240, 212, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8314, 0.2157

RGB percentages94.1%, 83.1%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(50.9, 86%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 77.1%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 11.7%, 77.1%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,782,967

CSS custom property--colour: #F0D437;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#0F2BC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CF10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D842no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.1 Yellow · ΔE 27.8 Khaki · ΔE 30.8 Orange · ΔE 31.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3753F0

Analogous#F07737, #AFF037

Triadic#37F0D4, #D437F0

Split complementary#37AFF0, #7837F0

Tetradic#37F078, #3753F0, #F037AF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDF5

Lighter +30%#FBF3C5

Lighter +20%#F7E896

Lighter +10%#F4DE66

Darker −10%#E3C311

Darker −20%#B49A0D

Darker −30%#84720A

Darker −40%#554906

More saturated +25%#FFDE28

Less saturated −25%#D5C152

Channel breakdown

R240

G212

B55

Red240 (94.1%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue50.92°

Saturation (HSL)86.05%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G D4 · B 37

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