#F8DB2C

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #F8DB2C

When working with digital screens, the color #F8DB2C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Gold. In the RGB color space, it consists of 248 red, 219 green, and 44 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 12% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 51.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8DB2C
RGB248, 219, 44
HSL51.5°, 93.6%, 57.3%
CMYK0%, 12%, 82%, 3%
HSV51.5°, 82.3%, 97.3%
LAB87.4, -6.3, 80.7
XYZ64.5, 70.8, 12.6
Decimal16309036

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.16:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.89:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8DB2C; }
.text-color { color: #F8DB2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8DB2C; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700