#F8E462Goldfinch (#F8E462) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.15. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F8E462 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(248, 228, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 91%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 60%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 60%, 3%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(90 -8.3 64.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.911 0.150 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Goldfinch shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffde56 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffe45d — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f8e462 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f8e564 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Goldfinch in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.29:1 and against black 16.27:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f8e462 · #decb4f · #b5a42e · #8d7e00 · #665a00 · #403800
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f8e462 · #f9c651 · #f4a94f · #e78f55 · #d6785e · #c06465
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f8e462 · #9dd0aa · #b4a337 · #1d9c55 · #746700 · #215734
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f8e462 · #c4bf9e · #a79d60 · #5451b2 · #463e00 · #282200
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8e462 · #c1c3d2 · #8d8a76 · #51525c · #25220d · #010104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff1fd · #c6c8d5 · #999baa · #1f2032 · #02020f · #f8e462
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f8e462 · #bec2e2 · #7c80d0 · #4742a2 · #1c0e5b · #060400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f8e462 · #dfc1dc · #af7cd2 · #4d607d · #323755 · #091103
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8e462 · #a5ccd9 · #0099ba · #85266b · #410031 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f8e462 · #a4cecb · #009e99 · #4742a2 · #460015 · #010010
#F8E77A · #F9EB8F · #F9EEA2 · #FAF1B4 · #FAF4C6
#CCB941 · #A1911D · #776A00 · #4F4600 · #2A2400
#F3E485 · #EEE4A1 · #E9E3BA
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.