Recognised as Colour
#F8D908
- #F8D908
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8D908 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 217, 8 and HSL 52°, 94%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F8D908#F8D908
HEX#F8D908
RGBrgb(248, 217, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.851, 0.0314
RGB percentages97.3%, 85.1%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.3, 94.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 96.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 12.5%, 96.8%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,308,488
CSS custom property--colour: #F8D908;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#0726F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0827F8
Analogous#F86108, #9FF808
Triadic#08F8D9, #D908F8
Split complementary#089FF8, #6108F8
Tetradic#08F861, #0827F8, #F8089F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G217
B8
Red248 (97.3%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.25°
Saturation (HSL)94.49%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G D9 · B 08
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