Colour
#F8DF55
- #F8DF55
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8DF55 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 223, 85 and HSL 51°, 92%, 65%. 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
#F8DF55#F8DF55
HEX#F8DF55
RGBrgb(248, 223, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8745, 0.3333
RGB percentages97.3%, 87.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(50.8, 92.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 65.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 65.7%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,310,101
CSS custom property--colour: #F8DF55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#0720AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556EF8
Analogous#F88E55, #BFF855
Triadic#55F8DF, #DF55F8
Split complementary#55BFF8, #8E55F8
Tetradic#55F88E, #556EF8, #F855BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G223
B85
Red248 (97.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue50.8°
Saturation (HSL)92.09%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G DF · B 55
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