Recognised as Colour
#F8DB00
- #F8DB00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8DB00 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 219, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F8DB00#F8DB00
HEX#F8DB00
RGBrgb(248, 219, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8588, 0
RGB percentages97.3%, 85.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(53, 100%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 100%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 100%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,308,992
CSS custom property--colour: #F8DB00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.12:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#0724FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#001DF8
Analogous#F85F00, #99F800
Triadic#00F8DB, #DB00F8
Split complementary#0099F8, #5F00F8
Tetradic#00F85F, #001DF8, #F80099
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G219
B0
Red248 (97.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G DB · B 00
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