#f8f40c Color Information

#f8f40c 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 #f8f40c. In RGB, it consists of 97.3% Red, 95.7% Green, and 4.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 1.6% Magenta, 95.2% Yellow, and 2.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 59.0°, with saturation of 94.4% and lightness of 51%. The decimal value for #f8f40c is 16315404, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffff00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f8f40c 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#f8f40c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color248, 244, 12 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color97.3%, 95.7%, 4.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.027, 0.043, 0.953 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.016, 0.952, 0.027 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color59.0°, 94.4%, 51.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color59.0°, 95.2%, 97.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color71.128, 84.684, 12.945 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color16, 248, 12 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16315404 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color93.747, -19.100, 90.877 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)93.747, 92.862, 101.870 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color93.747, 10.110, 102.203 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color92.024, -23.074, 56.077 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.421, 0.502, 84.684 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294505484 / 0xfff8f40c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffff00 Copy
Last Updated: December 3, 2024

Shades of #f8f40c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f8f40c, its pure hue is 59.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.4%, and its lightness is 51.0%. 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 #f8f40c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1f1f02 to #d9d60b.

Tints of #f8f40c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f8f40c, its pure hue is 59.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.4%, and its lightness is 51.0%. 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 #f8f40c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f9f52a to #fefee1.

Tones of #f8f40c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f8f40c, its pure hue is 59.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.4%, 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 #f8f40c, which range from #828282 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fffb05 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f8f40c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f8f40c! For #f8f40c, 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, #f8f40c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f8f40c

This color, #f8f40c, consists of 97.3% Red, 95.7% Green, and 4.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 248, Green = 244, Blue = 12. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f8f40c is 0% Cyan, 1.6% Magenta, 95.2% Yellow, and 2.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R97.3%
C0.0%
G95.7%
M1.6%
B4.7%
Y95.2%
K2.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 248 244 12
Octal 370 364 14
Hexa #f8 #f4 #0c
Binary 11111000 11110100 00001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 1 95 2
Octal 0 1 137 2
Hexa #00 #01 #5f #02
Binary 00000000 00000001 01011111 00000010

Analogous Colors of #f8f40c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f8f40c — which has hue 59.0° — its analogous colors are located at 29.0° and 89.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8f40c.

Triadic Colors of #f8f40c

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 #f8f40c — which has hue 59.0° — its triadic colors are located at 59.0° and 299.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8f40c.

Complementary Color of #f8f40c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f8f40c — which has hue 59.0° — its complementary color is located at 239.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8f40c.

Split Complementary Colors of #f8f40c

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 #f8f40c — which has hue 59.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 59.0° and 269.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8f40c.

Tetradic Colors of #f8f40c

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 #f8f40c — which has hue 59.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 329.0°, 59.0°, 149.0°, and 239.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f8f40c.

Monochromatic Colors of #f8f40c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f8f40c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #817f06 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fdfb84 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f8f40c

We want to make getting started with #f8f40c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f8f40c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f8f40c 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 #f8f40c with other HTML elements.

#f8f40c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f8f40c.
<span style="color: #f8f40c;">The color of this text is #f8f40c.</span>

#f8f40c Background Color

The background color for this text is #f8f40c.
<div style="background-color: #f8f40c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f8f40c.</div>

#f8f40c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f8f40c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f8f40c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f8f40c.</span>

#f8f40c Border Color

This is a div with border color #f8f40c.
<div style="border: #f8f40c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f8f40c.</div>

#f8f40c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f8f40c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f8f40c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f8f40c on a white background.</div></div>

#f8f40c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f8f40c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f8f40c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f8f40c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f8f40c to White

This is a gradient from #f8f40c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f8f40c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f8f40c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f8f40c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f8f40c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f8f40c to white.</div>

Gradient from #f8f40c to Black

This is a gradient from #f8f40c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f8f40c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f8f40c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f8f40c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f8f40c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f8f40c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f8f40c

In addition to using #f8f40c 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 #f8f40c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f8f40c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 248, Green = 244, Blue = 12). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f8f40c 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 #f8f40c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(248, 244, 12)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f8f40c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f8f40c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f8f40c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(248, 244, 12);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f8f40c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:248, green:244, blue:12, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:248 green:244 blue:12 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(248f, 244f, 12f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(248, 244, 12);
 

#f8f40c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f8f40c the same way. For those with color blindness, #f8f40c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f8f40c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f8f40c 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 #f8f40c 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 #f8f40c 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 #f8f40c 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 1.2:1 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
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WCAG AAA
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