Recognised as Colour
#F8DD4B
- #F8DD4B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8DD4B is a yellow with RGB values 248, 221, 75 and HSL 51°, 93%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F8DD4B#F8DD4B
HEX#F8DD4B
RGBrgb(248, 221, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8667, 0.2941
RGB percentages97.3%, 86.7%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(50.6, 92.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 69.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 69.8%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,309,579
CSS custom property--colour: #F8DD4B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#0722B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4B66F8
Analogous#F8874B, #BCF84B
Triadic#4BF8DD, #DD4BF8
Split complementary#4BBCF8, #874BF8
Tetradic#4BF887, #4B66F8, #F84BBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G221
B75
Red248 (97.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue50.64°
Saturation (HSL)92.51%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G DD · B 4B
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