#F8CC07

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #F8CC07

The hex code #F8CC07 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gold. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 204 parts green, and 7 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 18% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 49.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8CC07
RGB248, 204, 7
HSL49.0°, 94.5%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 18%, 97%, 3%
HSV49.0°, 97.2%, 97.3%
LAB83.5, 0.7, 83.8
XYZ60.3, 63.2, 9.2
Decimal16305159

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.63:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.59:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8CC07; }
.text-color { color: #F8CC07; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8CC07; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700