Recognised as Colour
#F8E062
- #F8E062
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#F8E062 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 224, 98 and HSL 50°, 91%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#F8E062#F8E062
HEX#F8E062
RGBrgb(248, 224, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8784, 0.3843
RGB percentages97.3%, 87.8%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(50.4, 91.5%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 60.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 60.5%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,310,370
CSS custom property--colour: #F8E062;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.83:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#071F9D
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 text15.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#627AF8
Analogous#F89562, #C5F862
Triadic#62F8E0, #E062F8
Split complementary#62C5F8, #9562F8
Tetradic#62F895, #627AF8, #F862C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G224
B98
Red248 (97.3%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue50.4°
Saturation (HSL)91.46%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G E0 · B 62
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