Recognised as Colour

#F8CB0B

#F8CB0B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F8CB0B is a yellow with RGB values 248, 203, 11 and HSL 49°, 94%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F8CB0B#F8CB0B

HEX#F8CB0B

RGBrgb(248, 203, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.7961, 0.0431

RGB percentages97.3%, 79.6%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(48.6, 94.4%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 95.6%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 18.1%, 95.6%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,304,907

CSS custom property--colour: #F8CB0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#0734F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED524no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB9ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 6.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.4 Orange · ΔE 24.5 Yellow · ΔE 29 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.8 Dark orange · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B38F8

Analogous#F8540B, #AEF80B

Triadic#0BF8CB, #CB0BF8

Split complementary#0BAEF8, #550BF8

Tetradic#0BF855, #0B38F8, #F80BAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF5D1

Lighter +30%#FCEBA0

Lighter +20%#FBE06E

Lighter +10%#F9D63D

Darker −10%#CAA506

Darker −20%#997C04

Darker −30%#675403

Darker −40%#352C02

More saturated +25%#FFCF04

Less saturated −25%#D9B82A

Channel breakdown

R248

G203

B11

Red248 (97.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue48.61°

Saturation (HSL)94.42%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G CB · B 0B

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Colour harmonies

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