What color is #F8D568?

#F8D568 is a light, vivid yellow known as Lighthouse Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lighthouse Glow?

The RGB value is 248, 213, 104: 248 red, 213 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lighthouse Glow?

The complementary color is #688BF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8D568?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lighthouse Glow color: hex code #F8D568

#F8D568 rgb(248, 213, 104)

Shades of yellow

Lighthouse Glow has the hex code #F8D568. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 83.5% green and 40.8% blue (248, 213, 104).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 91% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 58% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

Lighthouse Glow (#F8D568) color codes

HEX	`#F8D568`
RGB	`rgb(248, 213, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 83.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 91%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 58%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 58%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.28, -0.33, 57.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.28, 57.41, 90.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.007, 68.548, 22.901)`
Decimal	`16307560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lighthouse Glow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F8D568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8D568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F8D568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8d568; }
.text { color: #f8d568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8d568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 213 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8d568, #d3f868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #F8D568 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8D568?: #F8D568 is a light, vivid yellow known as Lighthouse Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lighthouse Glow?: The RGB value is 248, 213, 104: 248 red, 213 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lighthouse Glow?: The complementary color is #688BF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8D568?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.