Colour

#F0D43C

#F0D43C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F0D43C is a yellow with RGB values 240, 212, 60 and HSL 51°, 86%, 59%. 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

#F0D43C#F0D43C

HEX#F0D43C

RGBrgb(240, 212, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8314, 0.2353

RGB percentages94.1%, 83.1%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(50.7, 85.7%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 75%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 11.7%, 75%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,782,972

CSS custom property--colour: #F0D43C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.19:1

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

Contrast with black14.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#0F2BC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CF1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D846no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 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 text14.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Yellow · ΔE 29 Khaki · ΔE 29.3 Orange · ΔE 31.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C58F0

Analogous#F07A3C, #B2F03C

Triadic#3CF0D4, #D43CF0

Split complementary#3CB2F0, #7A3CF0

Tetradic#3CF07A, #3C58F0, #F03CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF9

Lighter +30%#FBF3CA

Lighter +20%#F7E99B

Lighter +10%#F4DE6B

Darker −10%#E7C612

Darker −20%#B89D0E

Darker −30%#89750B

Darker −40%#594C07

More saturated +25%#FFDE2D

Less saturated −25%#D6C256

Channel breakdown

R240

G212

B60

Red240 (94.1%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue50.67°

Saturation (HSL)85.71%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G D4 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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