#FFF8AF

A very light, vivid yellow closely aligning with Palegoldenrod.

About #FFF8AF

When working with digital screens, the color #FFF8AF is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Palegoldenrod. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(255, 248, 175).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 3% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 54.7° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 84.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#FFF8AF
RGB255, 248, 175
HSL54.7°, 100.0%, 84.3%
CMYK0%, 3%, 31%, 0%
HSV54.7°, 31.4%, 100.0%
LAB96.6, -8.4, 36.0
XYZ82.5, 91.5, 53.9
Decimal16775343

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
19.30:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
16.41:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FFF8AF; }
.text-color { color: #FFF8AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FFF8AF; }

Similar Colors

Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA