Recognised as Colour
#F8D431
- #F8D431
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8D431 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 212, 49 and HSL 49°, 93%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F8D431#F8D431
HEX#F8D431
RGBrgb(248, 212, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8314, 0.1922
RGB percentages97.3%, 83.1%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(49.1, 93.4%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 80.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 80.2%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,307,249
CSS custom property--colour: #F8D431;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.45:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#072BCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3155F8
Analogous#F87131, #B8F831
Triadic#31F8D4, #D431F8
Split complementary#31B8F8, #7131F8
Tetradic#31F871, #3155F8, #F831B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G212
B49
Red248 (97.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue49.15°
Saturation (HSL)93.43%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G D4 · B 31
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