#F0F0CC

A very light, moderate yellow closely aligning with Lightgoldenrodyellow.

About #F0F0CC

Visually, #F0F0CC is defined as a moderate yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Lightgoldenrodyellow. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 240 parts green, and 204 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, 0% magenta, 15% yellow, and 6% black. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 54.5% saturation, and 87.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very 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#F0F0CC
RGB240, 240, 204
HSL60.0°, 54.5%, 87.1%
CMYK0%, 0%, 15%, 6%
HSV60.0°, 15.0%, 94.1%
LAB94.0, -5.9, 17.4
XYZ78.0, 85.2, 69.5
Decimal15790284

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
18.04:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.11:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
15.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0F0CC; }
.text-color { color: #F0F0CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0F0CC; }

Similar Colors

Lightgoldenrodyellow
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