#f0cb42

Color #f0cb42

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 15.09 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#f0cb42

RGB

rgb(240, 203, 66)

HSL

hsl(47.2, 85.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.2, 72.5%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 72.5%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(82.72, -0.74, 69.31)

LCH

lch(82.72, 69.31, 90.61)

OKLCH

oklch(85.1%, 0.1535, 93.36)

HWB

hwb(47.2, 25.9%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4267f0

Analogous

#f07442

#f0cb42

#bef042

Triadic

#f0cb42

#42f0cb

#cb42f0

Split-complementary

#f0cb42

#42bef0

#7442f0

Tetradic

#f0cb42

#67f042

#4267f0

#cb42f0

Square

#f0cb42

#42f074

#4267f0

#f042be

Shades

Color #f0cb42 mixed toward black.

#ecbe13

#bd980f

#8e720b

#5f4c07

#2f2604

Tints

Color #f0cb42 mixed toward white.

#f3d461

#f5dc81

#f8e5a0

#faeec0

#fdf6df

Tones

Color #f0cb42 mixed toward gray.

#e2c350

#d3ba5f

#c5b26d

#b6aa7c

#a8a18a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e177 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#e3e680 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#ee9298 · ΔE 41.9

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f0cb42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f0cb42]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#f0cb42 (#f0cb42) is rgb(240, 203, 66) in RGB.

No, #f0cb42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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