What color is #F0EB87?

#F0EB87 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hippy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EB87?

The RGB value is 240, 235, 135: 240 red, 235 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EB87?

The complementary color is #878CF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EB87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EB87 color

#F0EB87 rgb(240, 235, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F0EB87 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.2% green and 52.9% blue (240, 235, 135).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 78% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 44% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Hippy (#EAE583), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#F0EB87 color codes

HEX	`#F0EB87`
RGB	`rgb(240, 235, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 78%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 44%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 44%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.55, -11.99, 48.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.55, 50.38, 103.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.018, 79.693, 34.611)`
Decimal	`15788935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EB87, 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 #F0EB87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EB87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #F0EB87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eb87; }
.text { color: #f0eb87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eb87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 235 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eb87, #c1f087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F0EB87?: #F0EB87 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hippy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EB87?: The RGB value is 240, 235, 135: 240 red, 235 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EB87?: The complementary color is #878CF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EB87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.