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#F1E60E Color

#F1E60E is rgb(241, 230, 14) in RGB, hsl(57, 89%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 94%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Titanium Yellow (#EEE600), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F1E60E
HEX#F1E60E
RGBrgb(241, 230, 14)
HSLhsl(57, 89%, 50%)
HSVhsv(57, 94%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 94%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.191 106.1)
LABlab(90.01% -9.95 86.44)
LCHlch(90.01% 87.01 96.56)

What #F1E60E 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 #F1E60E, 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.

#F1E60E Channel Values

How #F1E60E 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 241 · G 230 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 57° · S 89% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 57° · S 94% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 94% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F1E60E 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F1E60E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F1E60E; 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 #F1E60E

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 #F1E60E 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#F1E60E
Protanopia#E8E80D
Protanomaly#ECE70D
Deuteranopia#EAEA06
Deuteranomaly#EDE80A
Tritanopia#FDD9D9
Tritanomaly#F8DEAD
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

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Using #F1E60E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f1e60e: #F1E60E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F1E60E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f1e60e': '#F1E60E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.902, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_f1e60e">#F1E60E</color>
SVG fillfill="#F1E60E"

More Yellow Colors

#F1E60E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F1E60E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F1E60E?

#F1E60E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(241, 230, 14) in RGB and hsl(57, 89%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Titanium Yellow (#EEE600), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.55.

What is the RGB value of #F1E60E?

#F1E60E is rgb(241, 230, 14) — red 241, green 230, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F1E60E?

#F1E60E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 94%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F1E60E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F1E60E scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F1E60E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F1E60E 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 11.82, which is visibly different.

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