Close to Gold
#FED708
#FED708 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Gold. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 84.3% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 99% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FED708.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.41:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.94:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.41:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.94:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FED708 as they’d see it.
#FED708 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FED708
What color is #FED708?
#FED708 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Gold. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 84.3% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 99% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FED708 in RGB?
#FED708 is rgb(254, 215, 8): 254 red, 215 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FED708 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 15, 97, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FED708?
PANTONE 108 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FED708?
Its complement #E1D3FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.