#F4E295#F4E295
#F4E295 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.758; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.099 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E295 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 226, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 81%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 39%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 38.9%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.77, -4.50, 39.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.77, 40.12, 96.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.02% -0.0113 0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.02% 0.099 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9308, 75.7979, 39.3747) |
| Luminance | 0.7580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.22
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.54
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.75
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.87
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.21
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E295 #95A7F4
analogous
#F4B395 #F4E295 #D6F495
triadic
#F4E295 #95F4E2 #E295F4
tetradic
#F4E295 #95F4B3 #95A7F4 #F495D6
square
#F4E295 #95F4B3 #95A7F4 #F495D6
split-complementary
#F4E295 #95D6F4 #B395F4
monochromatic
#E8C426 #EED35E #F4E295 #FAF1CC #FCF7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E295 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.16
#F4E295 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E295
16.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E295 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E295 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.16 | 16.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DE8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E498
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e295; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 226, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.099 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ebb5',
500: '#f4e295',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e295; $custom-light: #f9ebb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e295",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 226,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.632,
"s": 81.197,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91024,
"c": 0.09852,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.75796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E295
secondary
#5B72D2
accent
#30DE08
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481