#F4E096#F4E096
#F4E096 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.747; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.096 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E096 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 224, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 81%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 39%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 38.5%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.28, -3.38, 38.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.28, 38.88, 94.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.64% -0.008 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.64% 0.096 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.4703, 74.7487, 39.6168) |
| Luminance | 0.7475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.63
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.77
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.94
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.10
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.17
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E096 #96AAF4
analogous
#F4B196 #F4E096 #D9F496
triadic
#F4E096 #96F4E0 #E096F4
tetradic
#F4E096 #96F4B1 #96AAF4 #F496D9
square
#F4E096 #96F4B1 #96AAF4 #F496D9
split-complementary
#F4E096 #96D9F4 #B196F4
monochromatic
#E8BF27 #EED05F #F4E096 #FAF0CD #FCF7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E096 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.95
#F4E096 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E096
15.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E096 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E096 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.95 | 15.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDD91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E399
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e096; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 224, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.096 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9e9b5',
500: '#f4e096',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e096; $custom-light: #f9e9b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e096",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 224,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.234,
"s": 81.034,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90641,
"c": 0.09562,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.74746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E096
secondary
#5C75D2
accent
#35DD08
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481