What color is #F0E130?

#F0E130 is a vivid yellow known as Dandelion. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dandelion?

The RGB value is 240, 225, 48: 240 red, 225 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dandelion?

The complementary color is #303FF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E130?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dandelion color: hex code #F0E130

#F0E130 rgb(240, 225, 48)

Shades of yellow

Dandelion has the hex code #F0E130. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 88.2% green and 18.8% blue (240, 225, 48).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 86% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 80% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

Dandelion (#F0E130) color codes

HEX	`#F0E130`
RGB	`rgb(240, 225, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 88.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 86%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 80%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 80%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.25, -12.5, 80.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.25, 81.07, 98.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.397, 72.592, 13.468)`
Decimal	`15786288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dandelion, 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 #F0E130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	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 #F0E130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e130; }
.text { color: #f0e130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 225 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e130, #9ff030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F0E130 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0E130?: #F0E130 is a vivid yellow known as Dandelion. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dandelion?: The RGB value is 240, 225, 48: 240 red, 225 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dandelion?: The complementary color is #303FF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E130?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.