Happy Color

#f8d664

Happy is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #07299b
Complementary Color #6485f7
Color Shade: warm yellow (46.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.24% (better contrasting with black)
Happy Color Sample
Happy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f8d664

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Happy Color. The Twenty Carat color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Yellow Cattleya (#fff44f) for more energetic effect. Try Fall Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6485f7 is the best complementary color to Happy. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f8d664 complementary color is Cornflower Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Energy Yellow are #f78c64 and #cff764. Thus found on the left and right of #f8d664 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tan Hide and Canary colors as they work well with Happy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Happy palette consists of #8c64f7 and #64cff7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6485f7). Try Cornflower Blue and Malibu colors in combination with #f8d664, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f8d664 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Happy. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Happy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower Blue, Screamin' Green, and Persian Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #f8d664 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Happy tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#6485f7) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Brink Pink – 120° from the complementary Cornflower Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #64f7d6 and #f76485.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f8d664 is made of 44% red, 38% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Happy has a hue angle of 46.22°, a saturation of 91.36% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f8d664 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 58.03% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #f8d664
RGB Decimal rgb(248,214,100)
RGB Percentage 44%, 38%, 18%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 58.03, 2.75
HSL hsl(46.22,91.36%,68.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(46.22,59.68%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.489,-1.1157,59.4525)
XYZ xyz(65.0582,68.9697,21.9401)
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