Colour
#F8D12E
- #F8D12E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8D12E is a yellow with RGB values 248, 209, 46 and HSL 48°, 94%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F8D12E#F8D12E
HEX#F8D12E
RGBrgb(248, 209, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8196, 0.1804
RGB percentages97.3%, 82%, 18%
HSLhsl(48.4, 93.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 81.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 15.7%, 81.5%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,306,478
CSS custom property--colour: #F8D12E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#072ED1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E55F8
Analogous#F86C2E, #BAF82E
Triadic#2EF8D1, #D12EF8
Split complementary#2EBAF8, #6C2EF8
Tetradic#2EF86C, #2E55F8, #F82EBA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G209
B46
Red248 (97.3%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue48.42°
Saturation (HSL)93.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G D1 · B 2E
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