#f8cd18 Color Information

#f8cd18 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #f8cd18. In RGB, it consists of 97.3% Red, 80.4% Green, and 9.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 17.3% Magenta, 90.3% Yellow, and 2.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 48.5°, with saturation of 94.1% and lightness of 53.3%. The decimal value for #f8cd18 is 16305432, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f8cd18 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#f8cd18 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color248, 205, 24 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color97.3%, 80.4%, 9.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.027, 0.196, 0.906 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.173, 0.903, 0.027 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color48.5°, 94.1%, 53.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color48.5°, 90.3%, 97.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color60.708, 63.685, 9.957 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color77, 248, 24 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16305432 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color83.801, 0.419, 81.966 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)83.801, 81.967, 89.707 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color83.801, 37.415, 86.826 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color79.803, -3.867, 48.464 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.452, 0.474, 63.685 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294495512 / 0xfff8cd18 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffcc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #f8cd18

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f8cd18, its pure hue is 48.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.1%, and its lightness is 53.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #f8cd18, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1f1a03 to #d9b315.

Tints of #f8cd18

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f8cd18, its pure hue is 48.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.1%, and its lightness is 53.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #f8cd18, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f9d335 to #fef9e2.

Tones of #f8cd18

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f8cd18, its pure hue is 48.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #f8cd18, which range from #888888 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffd111 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f8cd18

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f8cd18! For #f8cd18, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #f8cd18. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f8cd18

This color, #f8cd18, consists of 97.3% Red, 80.4% Green, and 9.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 248, Green = 205, Blue = 24. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f8cd18 is 0% Cyan, 17.3% Magenta, 90.3% Yellow, and 2.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R97.3%
C0.0%
G80.4%
M17.3%
B9.4%
Y90.3%
K2.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 248 205 24
Octal 370 315 30
Hexa #f8 #cd #18
Binary 11111000 11001101 00011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 17 90 2
Octal 0 21 132 2
Hexa #00 #11 #5a #02
Binary 00000000 00010001 01011010 00000010

Analogous Colors of #f8cd18

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f8cd18 — which has hue 48.5° — its analogous colors are located at 18.5° and 78.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8cd18.

Triadic Colors of #f8cd18

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #f8cd18 — which has hue 48.5° — its triadic colors are located at 48.5° and 288.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8cd18.

Complementary Color of #f8cd18

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f8cd18 — which has hue 48.5° — its complementary color is located at 228.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8cd18.

Split Complementary Colors of #f8cd18

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #f8cd18 — which has hue 48.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 48.5° and 258.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8cd18.

Tetradic Colors of #f8cd18

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #f8cd18 — which has hue 48.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 318.5°, 48.5°, 138.5°, and 228.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8cd18.

Monochromatic Colors of #f8cd18

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f8cd18, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #927707 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fde78a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f8cd18

We want to make getting started with #f8cd18 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f8cd18 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f8cd18 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #f8cd18 with other HTML elements.

#f8cd18 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f8cd18.
<span style="color: #f8cd18;">The color of this text is #f8cd18.</span>

#f8cd18 Background Color

The background color for this text is #f8cd18.
<div style="background-color: #f8cd18; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f8cd18.</div>

#f8cd18 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f8cd18.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f8cd18;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f8cd18.</span>

#f8cd18 Border Color

This is a div with border color #f8cd18.
<div style="border: #f8cd18 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f8cd18.</div>

#f8cd18 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f8cd18 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f8cd18; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f8cd18 on a white background.</div></div>

#f8cd18 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f8cd18 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f8cd18; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f8cd18 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f8cd18 to White

This is a gradient from #f8cd18 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f8cd18,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f8cd18,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f8cd18,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f8cd18,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f8cd18 to white.</div>

Gradient from #f8cd18 to Black

This is a gradient from #f8cd18 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f8cd18,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f8cd18,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f8cd18,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f8cd18,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f8cd18 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f8cd18

In addition to using #f8cd18 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #f8cd18 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f8cd18, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 248, Green = 205, Blue = 24). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f8cd18 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #f8cd18
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(248, 205, 24)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f8cd18; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f8cd18; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f8cd18; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(248, 205, 24);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f8cd18")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:248, green:205, blue:24, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:248 green:205 blue:24 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(248f, 205f, 24f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(248, 205, 24);
 

#f8cd18 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f8cd18 the same way. For those with color blindness, #f8cd18 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f8cd18 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f8cd18 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #f8cd18 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #f8cd18 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #f8cd18 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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