HEX Color #F8F016 (Yellow)

About #F8F016

At its core, #F8F016 is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Yellow. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 240, and 22.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 91% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 57.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#F8F016

RGB248, 240, 22

HSL57.9°, 94.2%, 52.9%

CMYK0%, 3%, 91%, 3%

HSV57.9°, 91.1%, 97.3%

LAB92.7, -17.1, 89.1

XYZ70.0, 82.3, 13.0

Decimal16314390

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#F8F016 #151DF8

Analogous

#F87E15 #8FF815

Triadic

#15F8F0 #F015F8

Tetradic

#15F87F #151DF8 #F8158F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#F8F016

#F8F12F

#F9F349

#FAF563

#FBF67D

#FBF897

#FCFAB1

#FDFBCB

#FEFDE5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#F8F016

#DCD513

#C0BA11

#A5A00E

#89850C

#6E6A09

#525007

#373504

#1B1A02

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.20:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

17.47:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.15:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

14.85:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8F016; }

.text-color { color: #F8F016; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8F016; }

Similar Colors

Yellow

#FFFF00