What color is #F0C641?

#F0C641 is a vivid yellow known as Buzz. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buzz?

The RGB value is 240, 198, 65: 240 red, 198 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buzz?

The complementary color is #416BF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0C641?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buzz color: hex code #F0C641

#F0C641 rgb(240, 198, 65)

Shades of yellow

Buzz has the hex code #F0C641. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 77.6% green and 25.5% blue (240, 198, 65).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 85% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 73% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

Buzz (#F0C641) color codes

HEX	`#F0C641`
RGB	`rgb(240, 198, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 77.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 85%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 73%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 73%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.46, 1.79, 68.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.46, 68.47, 88.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.087, 59.299, 13.439)`
Decimal	`15779393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buzz, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F0C641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0C641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F0C641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0c641; }
.text { color: #f0c641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0c641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 198 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0c641, #c2f041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F0C641 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0C641?: #F0C641 is a vivid yellow known as Buzz. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buzz?: The RGB value is 240, 198, 65: 240 red, 198 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buzz?: The complementary color is #416BF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0C641?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.