#F8F099

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #F8F099

Visually, #F8F099 is defined as a vivid yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Khaki. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 240, and 153.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 3% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 54.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#F8F099
RGB248, 240, 153
HSL54.9°, 87.2%, 78.6%
CMYK0%, 3%, 38%, 3%
HSV54.9°, 38.3%, 97.3%
LAB93.7, -9.5, 43.0
XYZ75.6, 84.6, 42.5
Decimal16314521

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
17.92:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.12:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
15.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8F099; }
.text-color { color: #F8F099; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8F099; }

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