What color is #F8E462?

#F8E462 is a light, vivid yellow known as Goldfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Goldfinch?

The RGB value is 248, 228, 98: 248 red, 228 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Goldfinch?

The complementary color is #6276F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E462?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Goldfinch color: hex code #F8E462

#F8E462 rgb(248, 228, 98)

Shades of yellow

Goldfinch has the hex code #F8E462. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 89.4% green and 38.4% blue (248, 228, 98).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 91% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 60% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

Goldfinch (#F8E462) color codes

HEX	`#F8E462`
RGB	`rgb(248, 228, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 89.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 91%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 60%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 60%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.01, -8.31, 64.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.01, 64.78, 97.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.662, 76.328, 22.669)`
Decimal	`16311394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Goldfinch, 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 #F8E462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	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 #F8E462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e462; }
.text { color: #f8e462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 228 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e462, #c1f862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #F8E462 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8E462?: #F8E462 is a light, vivid yellow known as Goldfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Goldfinch?: The RGB value is 248, 228, 98: 248 red, 228 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Goldfinch?: The complementary color is #6276F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E462?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.