#F8F824

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellow.

About #F8F824

The hex code #F8F824 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellow. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 248, and 36.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 93.8% saturation, and 55.7% lightness.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8F824
RGB248, 248, 36
HSL60.0°, 93.8%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 85%, 3%
HSV60.0°, 85.5%, 97.3%
LAB94.8, -20.7, 88.5
XYZ72.6, 87.2, 14.7
Decimal16316452

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
18.44:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.09:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
15.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8F824; }
.text-color { color: #F8F824; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8F824; }

Similar Colors

Yellow
#FFFF00