Recognised as Colour

#F8C620

#F8C620
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F8C620 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 198, 32 and HSL 46°, 94%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F8C620#F8C620

HEX#F8C620

RGBrgb(248, 198, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.7765, 0.1255

RGB percentages97.3%, 77.6%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(46.1, 93.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.1, 87.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 87.1%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,303,648

CSS custom property--colour: #F8C620;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#0739DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD22Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9 Orange · ΔE 21 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Yellow · ΔE 33.5 Dark orange · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2052F8

Analogous#F85A20, #BEF820

Triadic#20F8C6, #C620F8

Split complementary#20BEF8, #5A20F8

Tetradic#20F85A, #2052F8, #F820BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF9E6

Lighter +30%#FDECB4

Lighter +20%#FBDF83

Lighter +10%#FAD351

Darker −10%#DEAC07

Darker −20%#AD8605

Darker −30%#7B6004

Darker −40%#4A3902

More saturated +25%#FFCA19

Less saturated −25%#DBB73D

Channel breakdown

R248

G198

B32

Red248 (97.3%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue46.11°

Saturation (HSL)93.91%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G C6 · B 20

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Also reads as

F8C620 (chemical formula)

Formula
7,598.804 g/mol
628 atoms

F8C620 has a molar mass of 7,598.804 g/mol, made up of 628 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × F, 620 × C.

Open this reading on its own page →

Molar mass

Molar mass7,598.804 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule628

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2618111 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram7.9251166 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

F2%

C98%

Fluorine (F × 8)151.984 g/mol, 2%

Carbon (C × 620)7,446.82 g/mol, 98%

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Elements in this formula

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page