Recognised as Colour
#F8E048
- #F8E048
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8E048 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 224, 72 and HSL 52°, 93%, 63%. 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
#F8E048#F8E048
HEX#F8E048
RGBrgb(248, 224, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8784, 0.2824
RGB percentages97.3%, 87.8%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(51.8, 92.6%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 71%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 71%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,310,344
CSS custom property--colour: #F8E048;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.75:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#071FB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4860F8
Analogous#F88848, #B8F848
Triadic#48F8E0, #E048F8
Split complementary#48B8F8, #8848F8
Tetradic#48F888, #4860F8, #F848B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G224
B72
Red248 (97.3%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue51.82°
Saturation (HSL)92.63%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G E0 · B 48
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