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#F0F014 Color

#F0F014 is rgb(240, 240, 20) in RGB, hsl(60, 88%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 92%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xanthic (#EEED09), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F0F014
HEX#F0F014
RGBrgb(240, 240, 20)
HSLhsl(60, 88%, 51%)
HSVhsv(60, 92%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 92%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.199 109.7)
LABlab(92.53% -14.91 87.58)
LCHlch(92.53% 88.84 99.66)

What #F0F014 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 #F0F014, 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.

#F0F014 Channel Values

How #F0F014 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 240 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 88% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 92% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 92% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F0F014 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F0F014

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F0F014; 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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Tints & Shades of #F0F014

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F0F014.

How #F0F014 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#F0F014
Protanopia#F0F014
Protanomaly#F0F014
Deuteranopia#F0F014
Deuteranomaly#F0F014
Tritanopia#FDE2E2
Tritanomaly#F8E8B5
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F0F014 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f0f014: #F0F014;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F0F014;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f0f014': '#F0F014' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.941, green: 0.941, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_f0f014">#F0F014</color>
SVG fillfill="#F0F014"

More Yellow Colors

#F0F014 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F0F014 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F0F014?

#F0F014 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(240, 240, 20) in RGB and hsl(60, 88%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xanthic (#EEED09), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.09.

What is the RGB value of #F0F014?

#F0F014 is rgb(240, 240, 20) — red 240, green 240, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F0F014?

#F0F014 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 92%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F0F014 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F0F014 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F0F014 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F0F014 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 7.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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