What color is #F0E85D?

#F0E85D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellowish. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E85D?

The RGB value is 240, 232, 93: 240 red, 232 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E85D?

The complementary color is #5D65F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E85D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E85D color

#F0E85D rgb(240, 232, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F0E85D is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91% green and 36.5% blue (240, 232, 93).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 83% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 61% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Yellowish (#FAEE66), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#F0E85D color codes

HEX	`#F0E85D`
RGB	`rgb(240, 232, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 83%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 61%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 61%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.34, -13.87, 66.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.34, 67.94, 101.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.77, 77.031, 21.705)`
Decimal	`15788125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E85D, 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 #F0E85D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E85D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #F0E85D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e85d; }
.text { color: #f0e85d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e85d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 232 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e85d, #aef05d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F0E85D?: #F0E85D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellowish. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E85D?: The RGB value is 240, 232, 93: 240 red, 232 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E85D?: The complementary color is #5D65F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E85D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.