#F4E186#F4E186
#F4E186 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.748; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.114 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E186 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 225, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 83%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 45%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 45.1%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.30, -5.52, 46.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.30, 47.03, 96.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.59% -0.0155 0.1126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.59% 0.114 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5383, 74.8072, 33.3786) |
| Luminance | 0.7480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.97
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.60
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.12
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.17
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E186 #8699F4
analogous
#F4AA86 #F4E186 #D0F486
triadic
#F4E186 #86F4E1 #E186F4
tetradic
#F4E186 #86F4AA #8699F4 #F486D0
square
#F4E186 #86F4AA #8699F4 #F486D0
split-complementary
#F4E186 #86D0F4 #AA86F4
monochromatic
#EAC516 #EFD34E #F4E186 #F9EFBE #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#F4E186 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.96
#F4E186 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E186
15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E186 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E186 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.96 | 15.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DC7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E38A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e186; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 225, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.114 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eaab',
500: '#f4e186',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e186; $custom-light: #f9eaab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e186",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 225,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.636,
"s": 83.333,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9059,
"c": 0.11367,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.74805
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E186
secondary
#4E64D0
accent
#2BE006
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481