Recognised as Colour
#F8EF55
- #F8EF55
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#F8EF55 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 239, 85 and HSL 57°, 92%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#F8EF55#F8EF55
HEX#F8EF55
RGBrgb(248, 239, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.9373, 0.3333
RGB percentages97.3%, 93.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(56.7, 92.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 65.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 65.7%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,314,197
CSS custom property--colour: #F8EF55;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.47:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#0710AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#555EF8
Analogous#F89E55, #B0F855
Triadic#55F8EF, #EF55F8
Split complementary#55AFF8, #9E55F8
Tetradic#55F89D, #555EF8, #F855AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G239
B85
Red248 (97.3%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue56.69°
Saturation (HSL)92.09%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G EF · B 55
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