#F0E957
A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.
About #F0E957
Visually, #F0E957 is defined as a vivid yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Gold. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 233, and 87.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 3% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 57.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#F0E957
RGB240, 233, 87
HSL57.3°, 83.6%, 64.1%
CMYK0%, 3%, 64%, 6%
HSV57.3°, 63.7%, 94.1%
LAB90.5, -14.7, 69.2
XYZ66.8, 77.5, 20.5
Decimal15788375
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.50:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #F0E957;
}
.text-color {
color: #F0E957;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #F0E957;
}