What color is #F8FAAC?

#F8FAAC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Chalk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FAAC?

The RGB value is 248, 250, 172: 248 red, 250 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FAAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #F8FAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FAAC color

#F8FAAC rgb(248, 250, 172)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F8FAAC is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 98% green and 67.5% blue (248, 250, 172).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 89% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Chalk (#F5F9AD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.26:1).

#F8FAAC color codes

HEX	`#F8FAAC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 250, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 98%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 89%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 31%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 31%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.54, -12.31, 37.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.54, 39.26, 108.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.344, 91.307, 52.413)`
Decimal	`16317100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FAAC, 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 #F8FAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.26:1	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 #F8FAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8faac; }
.text { color: #f8faac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8faac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 250 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8faac, #d1faac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F8FAAC?: #F8FAAC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Chalk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FAAC?: The RGB value is 248, 250, 172: 248 red, 250 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FAAC?: The complementary color is #AEACFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.26:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.