#F0C500
A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.
About #F0C500
Visually, #F0C500 is defined as a vivid yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gold. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(240, 197, 0).
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 18% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 49.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#F0C500
RGB240, 197, 0
HSL49.3°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 18%, 100%, 6%
HSV49.3°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB81.0, 0.8, 82.3
XYZ55.9, 58.5, 8.3
Decimal15779072
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.65:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.69:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.58:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #F0C500;
}
.text-color {
color: #F0C500;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #F0C500;
}