What color is #F8B500?

#F8B500 is a vivid orange known as Waxy Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Waxy Corn?

The RGB value is 248, 181, 0: 248 red, 181 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Waxy Corn?

The complementary color is #0043F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8B500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Waxy Corn color: hex code #F8B500

#F8B500 rgb(248, 181, 0)

Shades of yellow

Waxy Corn has the hex code #F8B500. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 71% green and 0% blue (248, 181, 0).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 100% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

Waxy Corn (#F8B500) color codes

HEX	`#F8B500`
RGB	`rgb(248, 181, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 71%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 100%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 100%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.88, 12.6, 80.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.88, 81.51, 81.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.239, 53.009, 7.322)`
Decimal	`16299264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Waxy Corn, 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 #F8B500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8B500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #F8B500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8b500; }
.text { color: #f8b500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8b500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 181 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8b500, #bff800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amber.

See #F8B500 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8B500?: #F8B500 is a vivid orange known as Waxy Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Waxy Corn?: The RGB value is 248, 181, 0: 248 red, 181 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Waxy Corn?: The complementary color is #0043F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8B500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.