#F4E17F#F4E17F
#F4E17F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.121 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E17F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 225, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 84%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 48%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 48%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.21, -6.17, 49.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.21, 50.36, 97.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.49% -0.0181 0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.49% 0.121 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.0662, 74.6183, 30.8919) |
| Luminance | 0.7462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.83
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.86
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.18
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.40
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.74
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E17F #7F92F4
analogous
#F4A67F #F4E17F #CDF47F
triadic
#F4E17F #7FF4E1 #E17FF4
tetradic
#F4E17F #7FF4A6 #7F92F4 #F47FCD
square
#F4E17F #7FF4A6 #7F92F4 #F47FCD
split-complementary
#F4E17F #7FCDF4 #A67FF4
monochromatic
#E5C314 #EFD447 #F4E17F #F9EEB7 #FDF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E17F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.92
#F4E17F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E17F
15.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E17F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E17F | 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)
#F2DC77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E383
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e17f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 225, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.121 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeaa6',
500: '#f4e17f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e17f; $custom-light: #faeaa6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e17f",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 225,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.256,
"s": 84.173,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90491,
"c": 0.1208,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.74616
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E17F
secondary
#485ED0
accent
#29E105
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480