#F0AF00

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #F0AF00

When working with digital screens, the color #F0AF00 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 240 red, 175 green, and 0 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 100% yellow, and 6% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0AF00
RGB240, 175, 0
HSL43.8°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 27%, 100%, 6%
HSV43.8°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB75.6, 12.3, 78.6
XYZ51.3, 49.2, 6.8
Decimal15773440

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.84:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0AF00; }
.text-color { color: #F0AF00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0AF00; }

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Goldenrod
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