Recognised as Colour
#F8DE18
- #F8DE18
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8DE18 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 222, 24 and HSL 53°, 94%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F8DE18#F8DE18
HEX#F8DE18
RGBrgb(248, 222, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8706, 0.0941
RGB percentages97.3%, 87.1%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(53, 94.1%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 90.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 90.3%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,309,784
CSS custom property--colour: #F8DE18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.45:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#0721E7
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 text15.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1832F8
Analogous#F86E18, #A2F818
Triadic#18F8DE, #DE18F8
Split complementary#18A2F8, #6E18F8
Tetradic#18F86E, #1832F8, #F818A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G222
B24
Red248 (97.3%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue53.04°
Saturation (HSL)94.12%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G DE · B 18
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