#F4E175#F4E175
#F4E175 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.744; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.131 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E175 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 225, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 85%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 52%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.10, -7.03, 54.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.10, 55.04, 97.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.36% -0.0216 0.1287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.36% 0.131 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4465, 74.3704, 27.6283) |
| Luminance | 0.7437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.45
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.66
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.87
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.26
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E175 #7588F4
analogous
#F4A175 #F4E175 #C7F475
triadic
#F4E175 #75F4E1 #E175F4
tetradic
#F4E175 #75F4A1 #7588F4 #F475C7
square
#F4E175 #75F4A1 #7588F4 #F475C7
split-complementary
#F4E175 #75C7F4 #A175F4
monochromatic
#DDBF12 #EFD53C #F4E175 #F9EDAE #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E175 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.87
#F4E175 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E175
15.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E175 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E175 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.87 | 15.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DC6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E37A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e175; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 225, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.131 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faea9f',
500: '#f4e175',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e175; $custom-light: #faea9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e175",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 225,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.024,
"s": 85.235,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9036,
"c": 0.13051,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.74368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E175
secondary
#3F54CE
accent
#25E204
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480