#F4E17D#F4E17D
#F4E17D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.123 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E17D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 225, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 84%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 49%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 48.8%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.19, -6.35, 50.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.19, 51.31, 97.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.46% -0.0188 0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.46% 0.123 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.9371, 74.5667, 30.2122) |
| Luminance | 0.7456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.89
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.00
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.21
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.26
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.52
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E17D #7D90F4
analogous
#F4A57D #F4E17D #CCF47D
triadic
#F4E17D #7DF4E1 #E17DF4
tetradic
#F4E17D #7DF4A5 #7D90F4 #F47DCC
square
#F4E17D #7DF4A5 #7D90F4 #F47DCC
split-complementary
#F4E17D #7DCCF4 #A57DF4
monochromatic
#E3C213 #EFD445 #F4E17D #F9EEB5 #FDF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E17D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.91
#F4E17D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E17D
15.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E17D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E17D | 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)
#F2DC74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E381
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e17d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 225, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.123 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeaa5',
500: '#f4e17d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e17d; $custom-light: #faeaa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e17d",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 225,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.42,
"s": 84.397,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90463,
"c": 0.12279,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.74564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E17D
secondary
#465CCF
accent
#28E105
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480