Recognised as Colour
#F8D715
- #F8D715
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8D715 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 215, 21 and HSL 51°, 94%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F8D715#F8D715
HEX#F8D715
RGBrgb(248, 215, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8431, 0.0824
RGB percentages97.3%, 84.3%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(51.3, 94.2%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 91.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 91.5%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,307,989
CSS custom property--colour: #F8D715;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.72:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#0728EA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1536F8
Analogous#F86515, #A8F815
Triadic#15F8D7, #D715F8
Split complementary#15A8F8, #6615F8
Tetradic#15F865, #1536F8, #F815A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G215
B21
Red248 (97.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue51.28°
Saturation (HSL)94.19%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G D7 · B 15
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