Palettes / Colors / #F0F00A

#F0F00A — Vivid Yellow

#F0F00A is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #F0F00A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F0F00A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0A0AF0; it also sits naturally between #F07D0A and #7DF00A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 94% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F0F00A

.text { color: #F0F00A; }
.background { background-color: #F0F00A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0F00A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 240, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 92%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0F00A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 240, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0F00A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 240, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0F00A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0F00A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A0AF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0F00A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F0F00A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F0F00A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F0F00A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F0F009  ·  #F0F00B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0F00A?

#F0F00A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 240, 240, 10). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0F00A?

#F0F00A is RGB 240, 240, 10 — HSL 60°, 92%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 96%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0F00A?

Its complement is #0A0AF0; analogous partners are #F07D0A and #7DF00A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0F00A for text?

Black text on #F0F00A has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.