#F4E17A#F4E17A
#F4E17A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.745; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.126 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E17A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 225, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 85%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 50%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 50%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.15, -6.61, 52.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.15, 52.72, 97.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.42% -0.0198 0.1242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.42% 0.126 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7484, 74.4912, 29.2181) |
| Luminance | 0.7449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.05
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.97
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.20
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.23
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.41
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E17A #7A8DF4
analogous
#F4A47A #F4E17A #CAF47A
triadic
#F4E17A #7AF4E1 #E17AF4
tetradic
#F4E17A #7AF4A4 #7A8DF4 #F47ACA
square
#F4E17A #7AF4A4 #7A8DF4 #F47ACA
split-complementary
#F4E17A #7ACAF4 #A47AF4
monochromatic
#E1C113 #EFD441 #F4E17A #F9EEB3 #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E17A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.90
#F4E17A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E17A
15.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E17A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E17A | 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)
#F2DC71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E37E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e17a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 225, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.126 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeaa3',
500: '#f4e17a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e17a; $custom-light: #faeaa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e17a",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 225,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.656,
"s": 84.722,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90424,
"c": 0.12574,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.74489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E17A
secondary
#4359CF
accent
#27E104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480