Flavescent (#F7E98E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.24:1 — vs black: 17.00:1

Color values

HEX #F7E98E
RGB rgb(247, 233, 142)
HSL hsl(52, 86%, 76%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 6, 43, 3 )
Websafe #FFFF99

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Tags

Mood

Bold (205) Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F7E98E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Flavescent
#F7E98E Base

#8E9CF7

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Flavescent
#F7E98E Base

#F7B48E

#D0F78E

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Flavescent
#F7E98E Base

#8EF7E9

#E98EF7

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Flavescent
#F7E98E Base

#8ED0F7

#B48EF7

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Flavescent
#F7E98E Base

#8EF7B4

#8E9CF7

#F78ED0

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Flavescent
#F7E98E Base

#DCC110

#F2DB47

#F4E268

#FAF0B4

#FCF7D5

#FDFAE7

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Flavescent, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #181502

— #5C5006

— #A08C0B

— #E3C710

— #F2DC4A

Flavescent #F7E98E Base

— #F8ECA0

— #FAF0B2

— #FBF3C4

— #FCF7D5

— #FDFAE7

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F7E98E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F7E98E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F7E98E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F7E98E;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F7E98E,
        #8E9CF7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F7E98E,
        #8E9CF7
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$flavescent: #F7E98E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$flavescent-r: 247;
$flavescent-g: 233;
$flavescent-b: 142;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $flavescent;
    color: rgba($flavescent-r, $flavescent-g, $flavescent-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Flavescent appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F7E98E How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #EDED8D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #EBEB8E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FFE0E0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #E7E7E7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Flavescent ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Flavescent #F7E98E Base

Light Khaki #F0E68C ΔE 1.36

Yellow (Crayola) #FCE883 ΔE 2.16

Flax #EEDC82 ΔE 2.93

Buff #F0DC82 ΔE 3.13

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.