#F8F857

A light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellow.

About #F8F857

At its core, #F8F857 is a light and vivid hue. 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 87.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 60.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8F857
RGB248, 248, 87
HSL60.0°, 92.0%, 65.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 65%, 3%
HSV60.0°, 64.9%, 97.3%
LAB95.1, -18.8, 74.0
XYZ74.0, 87.8, 22.1
Decimal16316503

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
18.56:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.08:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
15.77:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8F857; }
.text-color { color: #F8F857; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8F857; }

Similar Colors

Yellow
#FFFF00