What color is #F8D571?

#F8D571 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Golden Coin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8D571?

The RGB value is 248, 213, 113: 248 red, 213 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8D571?

The complementary color is #7194F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8D571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8D571 color

#F8D571 rgb(248, 213, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F8D571 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 83.5% green and 44.3% blue (248, 213, 113).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 91% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 54% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Golden Coin (#FCD975), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#F8D571 color codes

HEX	`#F8D571`
RGB	`rgb(248, 213, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 83.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 91%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 54%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 54%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.38, 0.34, 53.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.38, 53.33, 89.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.489, 68.74, 25.438)`
Decimal	`16307569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8D571, 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 #F8D571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8D571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #F8D571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8d571; }
.text { color: #f8d571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8d571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 213 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8d571, #d7f871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F8D571?: #F8D571 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Golden Coin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8D571?: The RGB value is 248, 213, 113: 248 red, 213 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8D571?: The complementary color is #7194F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8D571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.