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#F0E80A Color

#F0E80A is rgb(240, 232, 10) in RGB, hsl(58, 92%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 96%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Titanium Yellow (#EEE600), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F0E80A
HEX#F0E80A
RGBrgb(240, 232, 10)
HSLhsl(58, 92%, 49%)
HSVhsv(58, 96%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 96%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.8% 0.194 107.1)
LABlab(90.44% -11.31 87.03)
LCHlch(90.44% 87.76 97.41)

What #F0E80A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F0E80A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#F0E80A Channel Values

How #F0E80A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 240 · G 232 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 92% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 96% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 96% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F0E80A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F0E80A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F0E80A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #F0E80A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #F0E80A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F0E80A
Protanopia#E9E909
Protanomaly#ECE909
Deuteranopia#EBEB04
Deuteranomaly#EDEA06
Tritanopia#FCDBDB
Tritanomaly#F7E0AE
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F0E80A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f0e80a: #F0E80A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F0E80A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f0e80a': '#F0E80A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.941, green: 0.910, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_f0e80a">#F0E80A</color>
SVG fillfill="#F0E80A"

More Yellow Colors

#F0E80A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F0E80A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F0E80A?

#F0E80A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(240, 232, 10) in RGB and hsl(58, 92%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Titanium Yellow (#EEE600), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.72.

What is the RGB value of #F0E80A?

#F0E80A is rgb(240, 232, 10) — red 240, green 232, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F0E80A?

#F0E80A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 96%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F0E80A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F0E80A scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F0E80A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F0E80A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 10.56, which is visibly different.

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