What color is #F0DD75?

#F0DD75 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Delicate Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0DD75?

The RGB value is 240, 221, 117: 240 red, 221 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0DD75?

The complementary color is #7588F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0DD75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0DD75 color

#F0DD75 rgb(240, 221, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F0DD75 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 86.7% green and 45.9% blue (240, 221, 117).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 80% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 51% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Lemon (#EEDD77), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#F0DD75 color codes

HEX	`#F0DD75`
RGB	`rgb(240, 221, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 86.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 80%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 51%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 51%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.74, -6.63, 52.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.74, 53.3, 97.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.005, 71.525, 27.208)`
Decimal	`15785333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0DD75, 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 #F0DD75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0DD75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #F0DD75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0dd75; }
.text { color: #f0dd75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0dd75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 221 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0dd75, #c5f075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F0DD75?: #F0DD75 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Delicate Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0DD75?: The RGB value is 240, 221, 117: 240 red, 221 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0DD75?: The complementary color is #7588F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0DD75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.