What color is #F1F458?

#F1F458 is a light, vivid yellow known as Buttercup Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buttercup Glow?

The RGB value is 241, 244, 88: 241 red, 244 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buttercup Glow?

The complementary color is #5B58F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1F458?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buttercup Glow color: hex code #F1F458

#F1F458 rgb(241, 244, 88)

Shades of yellow

Buttercup Glow has the hex code #F1F458. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 95.7% green and 34.5% blue (241, 244, 88).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 88% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

Buttercup Glow (#F1F458) color codes

HEX	`#F1F458`
RGB	`rgb(241, 244, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 95.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 88%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 64%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 64%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.5, -19.6, 71.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.5, 74.49, 105.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.39, 84.109, 21.757)`
Decimal	`15856728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buttercup Glow, 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 #F1F458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1F458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #F1F458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1f458; }
.text { color: #f1f458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1f458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 244 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1f458, #a3f458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

See #F1F458 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F1F458?: #F1F458 is a light, vivid yellow known as Buttercup Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buttercup Glow?: The RGB value is 241, 244, 88: 241 red, 244 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buttercup Glow?: The complementary color is #5B58F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1F458?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.