#FFF016

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellow.

About #FFF016

At its core, #FFF016 is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Yellow. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(255, 240, 22).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 6% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 56.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

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#FFF016
RGB255, 240, 22
HSL56.1°, 100.0%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 6%, 91%, 0%
HSV56.1°, 91.4%, 100.0%
LAB93.3, -14.2, 89.8
XYZ72.5, 83.6, 13.1
Decimal16773142

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
17.73:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
15.07:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FFF016; }
.text-color { color: #FFF016; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FFF016; }

Similar Colors

Yellow
#FFFF00