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#F8DFAB Color

#F8DFAB is rgb(248, 223, 171) in RGB, hsl(41, 85%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peach (#FFE5B4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8DFAB
HEX#F8DFAB
RGBrgb(248, 223, 171)
HSLhsl(41, 85%, 82%)
HSVhsv(41, 31%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.072 85.2)
LABlab(89.98% 3.39 28.88)
LCHlch(89.98% 29.08 83.30)

What #F8DFAB 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 #F8DFAB, 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.

#F8DFAB Channel Values

How #F8DFAB 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 223 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 85% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 31% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 31% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8DFAB 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8DFAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8DFAB; 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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Tints & Shades of #F8DFAB

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 #F8DFAB.

How #F8DFAB 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#F8DFAB
Protanopia#E4E4AB
Protanomaly#ECE2AB
Deuteranopia#E8E8AA
Deuteranomaly#EEE4AA
Tritanopia#FDD9D9
Tritanomaly#FBDCC8
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8DFAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8dfab: #F8DFAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8DFAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8dfab': '#F8DFAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.875, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_f8dfab">#F8DFAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8DFAB"

More Yellow Colors

#F8DFAB sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F8DFAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8DFAB?

#F8DFAB is a lightest yellow — rgb(248, 223, 171) in RGB and hsl(41, 85%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peach (#FFE5B4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.74.

What is the RGB value of #F8DFAB?

#F8DFAB is rgb(248, 223, 171) — red 248, green 223, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8DFAB?

#F8DFAB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8DFAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8DFAB scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8DFAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8DFAB 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 moccasin (#FFE4B5) at a CIE76 distance of 3.26, which is very hard to tell apart.

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