What color is #F1E382?

#F1E382 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Templar’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E382?

The RGB value is 241, 227, 130: 241 red, 227 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E382?

The complementary color is #8290F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E382 color

#F1E382 rgb(241, 227, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F1E382 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 89% green and 51% blue (241, 227, 130).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 80% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 46% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Templar’s Gold (#F2E688), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#F1E382 color codes

HEX	`#F1E382`
RGB	`rgb(241, 227, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 89%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 80%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 46%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 46%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.51, -8.09, 48.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.51, 49.51, 99.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.776, 75.253, 32.07)`
Decimal	`15852418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E382, 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 #F1E382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #F1E382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e382; }
.text { color: #f1e382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 227 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e382, #c8f182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F1E382?: #F1E382 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Templar’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E382?: The RGB value is 241, 227, 130: 241 red, 227 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E382?: The complementary color is #8290F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.