#F8E949
A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Gold.
About #F8E949
Visually, #F8E949 is defined as a vivid yellow. 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, 233, and 73.
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 6% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 54.9° hue, 92.6% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#F8E949
RGB248, 233, 73
HSL54.9°, 92.6%, 62.9%
CMYK0%, 6%, 71%, 3%
HSV54.9°, 70.6%, 97.3%
LAB91.1, -12.2, 75.2
XYZ69.1, 78.7, 17.9
Decimal16312649
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.74:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #F8E949;
}
.text-color {
color: #F8E949;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #F8E949;
}