#F4E17E#F4E17E
#F4E17E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.122 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 225, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 84%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 48%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 48.4%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.20, -6.26, 50.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.20, 50.84, 97.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.48% -0.0184 0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.48% 0.122 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.0013, 74.5924, 30.5504) |
| Luminance | 0.7459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.85
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.93
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.22
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.30
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.64
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E17E #7E91F4
analogous
#F4A67E #F4E17E #CCF47E
triadic
#F4E17E #7EF4E1 #E17EF4
tetradic
#F4E17E #7EF4A6 #7E91F4 #F47ECC
square
#F4E17E #7EF4A6 #7E91F4 #F47ECC
split-complementary
#F4E17E #7ECCF4 #A67EF4
monochromatic
#E4C313 #EFD446 #F4E17E #F9EEB6 #FDF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.92
#F4E17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E17E
15.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E17E | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.92 | 15.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DC76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E382
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 225, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.122 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeaa5',
500: '#f4e17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e17e; $custom-light: #faeaa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 225,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.339,
"s": 84.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90477,
"c": 0.1218,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.7459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E17E
secondary
#475DCF
accent
#28E105
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480