#F0E900

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellow.

About #F0E900

When working with digital screens, the color #F0E900 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellow. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 233, and 0.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 100% yellow, and 6% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0E900
RGB240, 233, 0
HSL58.2°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 3%, 100%, 6%
HSV58.2°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB90.2, -17.2, 88.9
XYZ65.1, 76.8, 11.4
Decimal15788288

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.36:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0E900; }
.text-color { color: #F0E900; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0E900; }

Similar Colors

Yellow
#FFFF00