#F4E173#F4E173
#F4E173 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.743; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.132 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E173 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 225, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 85%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 52.9%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.08, -7.19, 55.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.08, 55.95, 97.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.34% -0.0222 0.1305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.34% 0.132 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3302, 74.3239, 27.0156) |
| Luminance | 0.7432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.58
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.58
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.63
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.63
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.19
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E173 #7386F4
analogous
#F4A173 #F4E173 #C6F473
triadic
#F4E173 #73F4E1 #E173F4
tetradic
#F4E173 #73F4A1 #7386F4 #F473C6
square
#F4E173 #73F4A1 #7386F4 #F473C6
split-complementary
#F4E173 #73C6F4 #A173F4
monochromatic
#DBBE11 #F0D53A #F4E173 #F8EDAC #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E173 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.86
#F4E173 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E173
15.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E173 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E173 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.86 | 15.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DC69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E378
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e173; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 225, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.132 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faea9e',
500: '#f4e173',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e173; $custom-light: #faea9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e173",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 225,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.163,
"s": 85.43,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90336,
"c": 0.13238,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.74321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E173
secondary
#3D52CE
accent
#24E204
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480