#F2AD62Goldfish (#F2AD62) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 67°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.122. 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 | #F2AD62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(242, 173, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 85%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 60%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 60%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(75.9 17.6 48) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.798 0.122 67) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Goldfish shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f6a859 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#f8ad5e — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#f2ad62 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f2ae64 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Goldfish 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 1.92:1 and against black 10.93:1, 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.
#ffefdf · #f2ad62 · #d3934c · #a76f2d · #7e4c08 · #522f00
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.
#efe196 · #f1c878 · #f2ad62 · #e39566 · #d07f6c · #b86d6f
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.
#f2ad62 · #9aa479 · #a97234 · #5c6b00 · #673c00 · #2a3202
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.
#f2ddc8 · #f2ad62 · #539edf · #74532f · #523616 · #2f1d08
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2ad62 · #99a2ab · #7b6e62 · #3e444a · #24180c · #000103
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.
#eaf3fc · #c1ccd6 · #95a1ad · #1c2c39 · #000a17 · #f2ad62
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6dab5 · #f2ad62 · #cc967c · #1f7991 · #313c5a · #051410
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bde4cf · #f2ad62 · #9ea3da · #6c8d9c · #323a56 · #141104
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f2ad62 · #88a9a5 · #00827a · #552d75 · #280440 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2ad62 · #8fa898 · #388159 · #004676 · #35002c · #000615
#F6B978 · #F9C48D · #FDCFA2 · #FFDBB7 · #FFE7CF
#C98C47 · #A26C2D · #7C4D11 · #563100 · #311900
#E7B179 · #DDB58D · #D1B8A0
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.