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#F8D86D Color

#F8D86D is rgb(248, 216, 109) in RGB, hsl(46, 91%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 56%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8D86D
HEX#F8D86D
RGBrgb(248, 216, 109)
HSLhsl(46, 91%, 70%)
HSVhsv(46, 56%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 56%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(88.8% 0.131 92.9)
LABlab(87.50% 2.30 56.10)
LCHlch(87.50% 56.14 87.65)

What #F8D86D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F8D86D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#F8D86D Channel Values

How #F8D86D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 248 · G 216 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 91% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 56% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 56% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8D86D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8D86D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8D86D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F8D86D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8D86D.

How #F8D86D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F8D86D
Protanopia#DEDE6D
Protanomaly#E9DC6D
Deuteranopia#E3E36B
Deuteranomaly#ECDF6C
Tritanopia#FFCECE
Tritanomaly#FDD2B0
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8D86D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f8d86d: #F8D86D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8D86D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8d86d': '#F8D86D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.847, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_f8d86d">#F8D86D</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8D86D"

More Yellow Colors

#F8D86D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F8D86D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8D86D?

#F8D86D is a light yellow — rgb(248, 216, 109) in RGB and hsl(46, 91%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #F8D86D?

#F8D86D is rgb(248, 216, 109) — red 248, green 216, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8D86D?

#F8D86D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 56%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8D86D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8D86D scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8D86D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8D86D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.98, which is visibly different.

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