What color is #F8D106?

#F8D106 is a vivid yellow known as Wu-Tang Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wu-Tang Gold?

The RGB value is 248, 209, 6: 248 red, 209 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wu-Tang Gold?

The complementary color is #062DF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8D106?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wu-Tang Gold color: hex code #F8D106

#F8D106 rgb(248, 209, 6)

Shades of yellow

Wu-Tang Gold has the hex code #F8D106. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 82% green and 2.4% blue (248, 209, 6).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 95% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 98% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

Wu-Tang Gold (#F8D106) color codes

HEX	`#F8D106`
RGB	`rgb(248, 209, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 82%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 95%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 98%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 98%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.78, -1.81, 84.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.78, 84.8, 91.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.548, 65.574, 9.588)`
Decimal	`16306438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wu-Tang Gold, 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 #F8D106	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8D106 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #F8D106 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8d106; }
.text { color: #f8d106; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8d106; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 209 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8d106, #a6f806); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8D106 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8D106?: #F8D106 is a vivid yellow known as Wu-Tang Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wu-Tang Gold?: The RGB value is 248, 209, 6: 248 red, 209 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wu-Tang Gold?: The complementary color is #062DF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8D106?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.