#F0E23A

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #F0E23A

When working with digital screens, the color #F0E23A is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 226 parts green, and 58 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, 6% magenta, 76% yellow, and 6% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#F0E23A
RGB240, 226, 58
HSL55.4°, 85.8%, 58.4%
CMYK0%, 6%, 76%, 6%
HSV55.4°, 75.8%, 94.1%
LAB88.6, -12.7, 77.5
XYZ63.9, 73.2, 14.8
Decimal15786554

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.64:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0E23A; }
.text-color { color: #F0E23A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0E23A; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700