Colour

#F8DF4F

#F8DF4F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#F8DF4F is a yellow with RGB values 248, 223, 79 and HSL 51°, 92%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#F8DF4F#F8DF4F

HEX#F8DF4F

RGBrgb(248, 223, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8745, 0.3098

RGB percentages97.3%, 87.5%, 31%

HSLhsl(51.1, 92.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 68.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 68.1%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,310,095

CSS custom property--colour: #F8DF4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.66:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#0720B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4D93Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE257no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFCFC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 17.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.6 Khaki · ΔE 25.6 Yellow · ΔE 29.4 Yellow green · ΔE 33.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4F68F8

Analogous#F88B4F, #BCF84F

Triadic#4FF8DF, #DF4FF8

Split complementary#4FBCF8, #8A4FF8

Tetradic#4FF88B, #4F68F8, #F84FBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFAE2

Lighter +20%#FCF1B1

Lighter +10%#FAE880

Darker −10%#F6D61E

Darker −20%#D8BA09

Darker −30%#A79007

Darker −40%#766505

More saturated +25%#FFE448

Less saturated −25%#E1CF66

Channel breakdown

R248

G223

B79

Red248 (97.3%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue51.12°

Saturation (HSL)92.35%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G DF · B 4F

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