#F4E2A0#F4E2A0
#F4E2A0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.086 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E2A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 226, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 79%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 34%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 34.4%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.94, -3.27, 34.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.94, 34.69, 95.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.22% -0.007 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.22% 0.086 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8508, 76.1660, 44.2202) |
| Luminance | 0.7616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.03
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.82
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.75
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.77
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.80
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E2A0 #A0B2F4
analogous
#F4B8A0 #F4E2A0 #DCF4A0
triadic
#F4E2A0 #A0F4E2 #E2A0F4
tetradic
#F4E2A0 #A0F4B8 #A0B2F4 #F4A0DC
square
#F4E2A0 #A0F4B8 #A0B2F4 #F4A0DC
split-complementary
#F4E2A0 #A0DCF4 #B8A0F4
monochromatic
#E7C132 #EED169 #F4E2A0 #FAF3D7 #FCF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F4E2A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#F4E2A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E2A0
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E2A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E2A0 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.23 | 16.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDF9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E5A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e2a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 226, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.086 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ebbc',
500: '#f4e2a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e2a0; $custom-light: #f9ebbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e2a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 226,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.143,
"s": 79.245,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91215,
"c": 0.08617,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.76164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E2A0
secondary
#657DD3
accent
#37DC0A
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171612
muted
#858482