#F8DB49

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.

About #F8DB49

When working with digital screens, the color #F8DB49 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Gold. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 219, and 73.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 12% Magenta, 71% Yellow, and 3% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8DB49
RGB248, 219, 73
HSL50.1°, 92.6%, 62.9%
CMYK0%, 12%, 71%, 3%
HSV50.1°, 70.6%, 97.3%
LAB87.5, -5.2, 71.7
XYZ65.2, 71.1, 16.6
Decimal16309065

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.22:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.94:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8DB49; }
.text-color { color: #F8DB49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8DB49; }

Similar Colors

Gold
#FFD700