What color is #F8F598?

#F8F598 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F598?

The RGB value is 248, 245, 152: 248 red, 245 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F598?

The complementary color is #989BF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F598 color

#F8F598 rgb(248, 245, 152)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F8F598 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 96.1% green and 59.6% blue (248, 245, 152).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 87% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 39% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Yippie Ya Yellow (#F9F59F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#F8F598 color codes

HEX	`#F8F598`
RGB	`rgb(248, 245, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 96.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 87%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 39%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 39%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.96, -12.11, 45.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.96, 46.71, 105.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.032, 87.53, 42.537)`
Decimal	`16315800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F598, 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 #F8F598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #F8F598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f598; }
.text { color: #f8f598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 245 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f598, #cbf898); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8F598?: #F8F598 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F598?: The RGB value is 248, 245, 152: 248 red, 245 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F598?: The complementary color is #989BF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.