#F0E942

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #F0E942

The hex code #F0E942 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 233 parts green, and 66 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, 3% magenta, 72% yellow, and 6% black. With a hue angle of 57.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light 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#F0E942
RGB240, 233, 66
HSL57.6°, 85.3%, 60.0%
CMYK0%, 3%, 72%, 6%
HSV57.6°, 72.5%, 94.1%
LAB90.4, -15.8, 76.7
XYZ66.1, 77.2, 16.6
Decimal15788354

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.44:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0E942; }
.text-color { color: #F0E942; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0E942; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700