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#f0f040

a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: yellow

RGB
240, 240, 64
HSL
60°, 85%, 60%
CMYK
0, 0, 73, 6
Luminance
0.8122

Every format

HEX#f0f040
RGBrgb(240, 240, 64)
HSLhsl(60, 85%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 73%, 6%)
LABlab(92.2 -19.3 79.0)
LCHlch(92.2 81.3 103.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.926 0.184 109.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f0f040;
background-color: #f0f040;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f0f040] bg-[#f0f040]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f0f040;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.941, green: 0.941, blue: 0.251)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f0f040")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f0f040 on white: 1.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f0f040 on black: 17.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red94.1%
Green94.1%
Blue25.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow73.3%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#f0f040 text on a black background

contrast 17.24:1

Card sample

#f0f040 text on a white background

contrast 1.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f0f040;
Background color
Panel with #f0f040 background
background-color: #f0f040;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f0f040;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(240, 240, 64, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(240, 240, 64, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f0f040;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f0f040, #7BF040);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f0f040

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #f0f040 in the Color Lab