#F4E08E#F4E08E
#F4E08E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.745; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.104 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E08E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 224, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 82%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 42%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 41.8%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.16, -4.23, 42.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.16, 42.79, 95.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.51% -0.0111 0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.51% 0.104 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8480, 74.4998, 36.3392) |
| Luminance | 0.7450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.70
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.25
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.27
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.49
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.55
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E08E #8EA2F4
analogous
#F4AD8E #F4E08E #D5F48E
triadic
#F4E08E #8EF4E0 #E08EF4
tetradic
#F4E08E #8EF4AD #8EA2F4 #F48ED5
square
#F4E08E #8EF4AD #8EA2F4 #F48ED5
split-complementary
#F4E08E #8ED5F4 #AD8EF4
monochromatic
#E9C11E #EFD156 #F4E08E #F9EFC6 #FCF7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E08E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.90
#F4E08E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E08E
15.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E08E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E08E | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.90 | 15.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDC88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E391
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e08e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 224, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.104 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9e9b0',
500: '#f4e08e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e08e; $custom-light: #f9e9b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e08e",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 224,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.235,
"s": 82.258,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90511,
"c": 0.10434,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.74497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E08E
secondary
#556DD1
accent
#31DF07
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481