#F8DB16
A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.
About #F8DB16
The hex code #F8DB16 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 248 red, 219 green, and 22 blue.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 12% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 52.3° hue, 94.2% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#F8DB16
RGB248, 219, 22
HSL52.3°, 94.2%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 12%, 91%, 3%
HSV52.3°, 91.1%, 97.3%
LAB87.3, -6.7, 85.0
XYZ64.2, 70.7, 11.0
Decimal16309014
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.14:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.87:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #F8DB16;
}
.text-color {
color: #F8DB16;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #F8DB16;
}