#F4E09C#F4E09C
#F4E09C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.089 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 224, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 80%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 36.1%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.37, -2.71, 35.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.37, 35.92, 94.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.75% -0.0057 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.75% 0.089 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9659, 74.9469, 42.2267) |
| Luminance | 0.7494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.75
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.48
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.81
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.16
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.46
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E09C #9CB0F4
analogous
#F4B49C #F4E09C #DCF49C
triadic
#F4E09C #9CF4E0 #E09CF4
tetradic
#F4E09C #9CF4B4 #9CB0F4 #F49CDC
square
#F4E09C #9CF4B4 #9CB0F4 #F49CDC
split-complementary
#F4E09C #9CDCF4 #B49CF4
monochromatic
#E8BE2E #EECF65 #F4E09C #FAF1D3 #FCF6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F4E09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#F4E09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E09C
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E09C | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDD97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3E39E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 224, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.089 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9e9ba',
500: '#f4e09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e09c; $custom-light: #f9e9ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 224,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.364,
"s": 80,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90745,
"c": 0.08893,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.74945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E09C
secondary
#627BD3
accent
#39DC09
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481