Recognised as Colour
#F0E455
- #F0E455
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F0E455 is a yellow with RGB values 240, 228, 85 and HSL 55°, 84%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F0E455#F0E455
HEX#F0E455
RGBrgb(240, 228, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.8941, 0.3333
RGB percentages94.1%, 89.4%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(55.4, 83.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 64.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 64.6%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,787,093
CSS custom property--colour: #F0E455;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.93:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#0F1BAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5561F0
Analogous#F09755, #AEF055
Triadic#55F0E4, #E455F0
Split complementary#55AEF0, #9755F0
Tetradic#55F097, #5561F0, #F055AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G228
B85
Red240 (94.1%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue55.35°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G E4 · B 55
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