#F1E027 Color

#F1E027 is rgb(241, 224, 39) in RGB, hsl(55, 88%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 84%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citrine (#E4D00A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F1E027

HEX#F1E027

RGBrgb(241, 224, 39)

HSLhsl(55, 88%, 55%)

HSVhsv(55, 84%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 84%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.181 103.6)

LABlab(88.51% -6.84 81.51)

LCHlch(88.51% 81.80 94.80)

What #F1E027 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 #F1E027, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citrine#E4D00AΔE 5.64 Safety Yellow#EED202ΔE 6.69 Peridot#E6E200ΔE 7.22 Titanium Yellow#EEE600ΔE 7.32 Medium Yellow#FFE302ΔE 8.21 Yellow (Pantone)#FEDF00ΔE 8.37

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

#F1E027 Channel Values

How #F1E027 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 241 · G 224 · B 39	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 55° · S 88% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 55° · S 84% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 7% · Y 84% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.36:1 vs white · 15.43:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F1E027 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F1E027

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F1E027; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #F1E027

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #F1E027 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#F1E027

Protanopia#E3E326

Protanomaly#E9E227

Deuteranopia#E6E623

Deuteranomaly#EAE424

Tritanopia#FCD3D3

Tritanomaly#F8D9AA

Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

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Using #F1E027 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f1e027: #F1E027;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F1E027;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f1e027': '#F1E027' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.878, blue: 0.153)

Android XML<color name="color_f1e027">#F1E027</color>

SVG fillfill="#F1E027"

More Yellow Colors

#F1E027 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#F1E027 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F1E027?

#F1E027 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(241, 224, 39) in RGB and hsl(55, 88%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citrine (#E4D00A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #F1E027?

#F1E027 is rgb(241, 224, 39) — red 241, green 224, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F1E027?

#F1E027 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 84%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F1E027 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F1E027 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F1E027 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F1E027 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 11.02, which is visibly different.

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