#F0F8BD

A very light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Palegoldenrod.

About #F0F8BD

Visually, #F0F8BD is defined as a vivid yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Palegoldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 248, and 189.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 3% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 68.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0F8BD
RGB240, 248, 189
HSL68.1°, 80.8%, 85.7%
CMYK3%, 0%, 24%, 3%
HSV68.1°, 23.8%, 97.3%
LAB95.7, -12.1, 27.5
XYZ78.7, 89.3, 61.2
Decimal15792317

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
18.87:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
16.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0F8BD; }
.text-color { color: #F0F8BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0F8BD; }

Similar Colors

Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA