#FFF049

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #FFF049

At its core, #FFF049 is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 240 green, and 73 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 6% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 55.1 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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FFF049
RGB255, 240, 73
HSL55.1°, 100.0%, 64.3%
CMYK0%, 6%, 71%, 0%
HSV55.1°, 71.4%, 100.0%
LAB93.5, -12.7, 77.7
XYZ73.6, 84.1, 18.6
Decimal16773193

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
17.81:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
15.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FFF049; }
.text-color { color: #FFF049; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FFF049; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700