#F0DB0F

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #F0DB0F

When working with digital screens, the color #F0DB0F is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 219 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 94% yellow, and 6% black. The HSL representation is 54.4° hue, 88.2% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0DB0F
RGB240, 219, 15
HSL54.4°, 88.2%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 9%, 94%, 6%
HSV54.4°, 93.8%, 94.1%
LAB86.6, -10.2, 85.0
XYZ61.4, 69.2, 10.6
Decimal15784719

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.84:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0DB0F; }
.text-color { color: #F0DB0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0DB0F; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700