#F8E96D

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #F8E96D

At its core, #F8E96D is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Khaki. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 233 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 56% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 53.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8E96D
RGB248, 233, 109
HSL53.5°, 90.8%, 70.0%
CMYK0%, 6%, 56%, 3%
HSV53.5°, 56.0%, 97.3%
LAB91.4, -10.0, 61.0
XYZ70.6, 79.3, 26.1
Decimal16312685

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.87:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8E96D; }
.text-color { color: #F8E96D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8E96D; }

Similar Colors

Khaki
#F0E68C