What color is #F0E017?

#F0E017 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Buzzing. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E017?

The RGB value is 240, 224, 23: 240 red, 224 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E017?

The complementary color is #1727F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E017?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E017 color

#F0E017 rgb(240, 224, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F0E017 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 87.8% green and 9% blue (240, 224, 23).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 88% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 90% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Buzzing (#EEDD11), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#F0E017 color codes

HEX	`#F0E017`
RGB	`rgb(240, 224, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 87.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 88%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 90%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 90%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.92, -12.57, 84.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.92, 85.88, 98.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.749, 71.901, 11.384)`
Decimal	`15786007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E017, 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 #F0E017	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E017 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #F0E017 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e017; }
.text { color: #f0e017; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e017; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 224 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e017, #93f017); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0E017?: #F0E017 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Buzzing. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E017?: The RGB value is 240, 224, 23: 240 red, 224 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E017?: The complementary color is #1727F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E017?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.