What color is #F0D517?

#F0D517 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0D517?

The RGB value is 240, 213, 23: 240 red, 213 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0D517?

The complementary color is #1732F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0D517?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0D517 color

#F0D517 rgb(240, 213, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F0D517 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 83.5% green and 9% blue (240, 213, 23).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 88% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 90% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mellow (#F0D31E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#F0D517 color codes

HEX	`#F0D517`
RGB	`rgb(240, 213, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 83.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 88%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 90%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 90%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.09, -7.07, 82.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.09, 83.08, 94.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.887, 66.179, 10.43)`
Decimal	`15783191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0D517, 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 #F0D517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0D517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #F0D517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0d517; }
.text { color: #f0d517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0d517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 213 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0d517, #9ff017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #F0D517?: #F0D517 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0D517?: The RGB value is 240, 213, 23: 240 red, 213 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0D517?: The complementary color is #1732F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0D517?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.