Recognised as Colour
#F0DC00
- #F0DC00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F0DC00 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 220, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F0DC00#F0DC00
HEX#F0DC00
RGBrgb(240, 220, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8627, 0
RGB percentages94.1%, 86.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(55, 100%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 100%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 100%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,784,960
CSS custom property--colour: #F0DC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.94:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#0F23FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0014F0
Analogous#F06400, #8CF000
Triadic#00F0DC, #DC00F0
Split complementary#008CF0, #6400F0
Tetradic#00F064, #0014F0, #F0008C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G220
B0
Red240 (94.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G DC · B 00
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