Recognised as Colour
#F8D43A
- #F8D43A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8D43A is a yellow with RGB values 248, 212, 58 and HSL 49°, 93%, 60%. 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
#F8D43A#F8D43A
HEX#F8D43A
RGBrgb(248, 212, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8314, 0.2275
RGB percentages97.3%, 83.1%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(48.6, 93.1%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 76.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 76.6%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,307,258
CSS custom property--colour: #F8D43A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.47:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#072BC5
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 text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A5EF8
Analogous#F8753A, #BDF83A
Triadic#3AF8D4, #D43AF8
Split complementary#3ABDF8, #753AF8
Tetradic#3AF875, #3A5EF8, #F83ABD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G212
B58
Red248 (97.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue48.63°
Saturation (HSL)93.14%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G D4 · B 3A
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