#f0cd56

Color #f0cd56

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 17 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#f0cd56

RGB

rgb(240, 205, 86)

HSL

hsl(46.4, 83.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.4, 64.2%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 64.2%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(83.37, -0.72, 61.96)

LCH

lch(83.37, 61.96, 90.67)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.1412, 92.72)

HWB

hwb(46.4, 33.7%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5679f0

Analogous

#f08056

#f0cd56

#c6f056

Triadic

#f0cd56

#56f0cd

#cd56f0

Split-complementary

#f0cd56

#56c6f0

#8056f0

Tetradic

#f0cd56

#79f056

#5679f0

#cd56f0

Square

#f0cd56

#56f080

#5679f0

#f056c6

Shades

Color #f0cd56 mixed toward black.

#ecbe24

#c89e12

#96770d

#644f09

#322804

Tints

Color #f0cd56 mixed toward white.

#f2d572

#f5de8e

#f7e6aa

#faeec7

#fcf7e3

Tones

Color #f0cd56 mixed toward gray.

#e3c663

#d6bf70

#c9b87c

#bdb189

#b0aa96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e181 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#e4e689 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#ee999d · ΔE 38.9

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f0cd56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f0cd56]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#f0cd56 (#f0cd56) is rgb(240, 205, 86) in RGB.

No, #f0cd56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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