What color is #F8E481?

#F8E481 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8E481?

The RGB value is 248, 228, 129: 248 red, 228 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8E481?

The complementary color is #8195F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8E481 color

#F8E481 rgb(248, 228, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F8E481 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 89.4% green and 50.6% blue (248, 228, 129).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 89% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 48% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Sandworm (#FCE883), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#F8E481 color codes

HEX	`#F8E481`
RGB	`rgb(248, 228, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 89.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 89%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 48%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 48%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.34, -5.91, 50.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.34, 50.82, 96.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.419, 77.031, 31.924)`
Decimal	`16311425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8E481, 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 #F8E481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #F8E481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e481; }
.text { color: #f8e481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 228 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e481, #d1f881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F8E481?: #F8E481 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8E481?: The RGB value is 248, 228, 129: 248 red, 228 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8E481?: The complementary color is #8195F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.