Colour
#F8BC12
- #F8BC12
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#F8BC12 is a orange with RGB values 248, 188, 18 and HSL 44°, 94%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#F8BC12#F8BC12
HEX#F8BC12
RGBrgb(248, 188, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.7373, 0.0706
RGB percentages97.3%, 73.7%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(44.3, 94.3%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.3, 92.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.2%, 92.7%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,301,074
CSS custom property--colour: #F8BC12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#0743ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#124EF8
Analogous#F84912, #C1F812
Triadic#12F8BC, #BC12F8
Split complementary#12C1F8, #4912F8
Tetradic#12F849, #124EF8, #F812C1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G188
B18
Red248 (97.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue44.35°
Saturation (HSL)94.26%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G BC · B 12
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