Recognised as Colour
#F0E82C
- #F0E82C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow
#F0E82C is a yellow with RGB values 240, 232, 44 and HSL 58°, 87%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.
Colour values
#F0E82C#F0E82C
HEX#F0E82C
RGBrgb(240, 232, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.9098, 0.1725
RGB percentages94.1%, 91%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(57.6, 86.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.6, 81.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 81.7%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,788,076
CSS custom property--colour: #F0E82C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.28:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#0F17D3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C34F0
Analogous#F0862C, #96F02C
Triadic#2CF0E8, #E82CF0
Split complementary#2C96F0, #862CF0
Tetradic#2CF086, #2C34F0, #F02C96
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G232
B44
Red240 (94.1%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue57.55°
Saturation (HSL)86.73%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G E8 · B 2C
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