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#F8DE7F Mellow Dandelion

#F8DE7F is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Mellow Dandelion. In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 87.1% green and 49.8% blue (rgb(248, 222, 127)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 90% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 49% yellow and 3% black. #F8DE7F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.75:1.

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Variations of #F8DE7F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F8DE7F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F8DE7F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F8DE7F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F6E283
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0DA77
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2DC7A
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F6E283
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F6E181
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD1C7
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FED9A5
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6DFCC

#F8DE7F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#F8DE7F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.75:1 Super#F8DE7F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F8DE7F in CSS

/* Mellow Dandelion */
.color { color: #F8DE7F; }
.background { background-color: #F8DE7F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F8DE7F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(248 222 127);
color: hsl(47 90% 74%);
color: oklch(0.902 0.119 94.5);

#F8DE7F FAQ

What color is #F8DE7F?

#F8DE7F is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Mellow Dandelion. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F8DE7F?

#F8DE7F is rgb(248, 222, 127) in RGB, hsl(47, 90%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 49%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F8DE7F?

The complementary color of #F8DE7F is #7F99F8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F8DE7F?

Black text has the best contrast on #F8DE7F: 15.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F8DE7F a warm or cool color?

#F8DE7F is a warm color.