#F4E17C#F4E17C
#F4E17C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.745; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.124 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 225, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 85%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 49%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 49.2%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.18, -6.44, 51.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.18, 51.78, 97.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.45% -0.0191 0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.45% 0.124 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8736, 74.5413, 29.8775) |
| Luminance | 0.7454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.94
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.07
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.13
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.31
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.41
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E17C #7C8FF4
analogous
#F4A57C #F4E17C #CBF47C
triadic
#F4E17C #7CF4E1 #E17CF4
tetradic
#F4E17C #7CF4A5 #7C8FF4 #F47CCB
square
#F4E17C #7CF4A5 #7C8FF4 #F47CCB
split-complementary
#F4E17C #7CCBF4 #A57CF4
monochromatic
#E3C213 #EFD444 #F4E17C #F9EEB4 #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.91
#F4E17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E17C
15.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E17C | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.91 | 15.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DC73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E380
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 225, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.124 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeaa4',
500: '#f4e17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e17c; $custom-light: #faeaa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 225,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.5,
"s": 84.507,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9045,
"c": 0.12378,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.74539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E17C
secondary
#455BCF
accent
#27E105
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480