What color is #F0D31E?

#F0D31E is a vivid yellow known as Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yellow Mellow?

The RGB value is 240, 211, 30: 240 red, 211 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yellow Mellow?

The complementary color is #1E3BF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0D31E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yellow Mellow color: hex code #F0D31E

#F0D31E rgb(240, 211, 30)

Shades of yellow

Yellow Mellow has the hex code #F0D31E. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 82.7% green and 11.8% blue (240, 211, 30).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 88% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 88% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

Yellow Mellow (#F0D31E) color codes

HEX	`#F0D31E`
RGB	`rgb(240, 211, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 82.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 88%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 88%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 88%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.59, -5.94, 81.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.59, 81.41, 94.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.467, 65.211, 10.683)`
Decimal	`15782686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yellow Mellow, 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 #F0D31E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0D31E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #F0D31E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0d31e; }
.text { color: #f0d31e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0d31e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 211 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0d31e, #a4f01e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

See #F0D31E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0D31E?: #F0D31E is a vivid yellow known as Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yellow Mellow?: The RGB value is 240, 211, 30: 240 red, 211 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yellow Mellow?: The complementary color is #1E3BF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0D31E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.