What color is #F8DE7F?

#F8DE7F is a light, vivid yellow known as Mellow Dandelion. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mellow Dandelion?

The RGB value is 248, 222, 127: 248 red, 222 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mellow Dandelion?

The complementary color is #7F99F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8DE7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mellow Dandelion color: hex code #F8DE7F

#F8DE7F rgb(248, 222, 127)

Shades of yellow

Mellow Dandelion has the hex code #F8DE7F. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 87.1% green and 49.8% blue (248, 222, 127).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 90% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 49% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

Mellow Dandelion (#F8DE7F) color codes

HEX	`#F8DE7F`
RGB	`rgb(248, 222, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 87.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 90%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 49%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 49%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.8, -3.06, 49.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.8, 49.65, 93.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.666, 73.734, 30.69)`
Decimal	`16309887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mellow Dandelion, 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 #F8DE7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8DE7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #F8DE7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8de7f; }
.text { color: #f8de7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8de7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 222 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8de7f, #d6f87f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #F8DE7F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8DE7F?: #F8DE7F is a light, vivid yellow known as Mellow Dandelion. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mellow Dandelion?: The RGB value is 248, 222, 127: 248 red, 222 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mellow Dandelion?: The complementary color is #7F99F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8DE7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.