#F4E36F#F4E36F
#F4E36F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.138 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 227, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 86%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 54.5%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.54, -8.51, 57.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.54, 58.50, 98.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.69% -0.0265 0.1353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.69% 0.138 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6488, 75.3215, 26.0109) |
| Luminance | 0.7532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.24
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.44
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.72
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.92
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.26
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E36F #6F80F4
analogous
#F4A16F #F4E36F #C2F46F
triadic
#F4E36F #6FF4E3 #E36FF4
tetradic
#F4E36F #6FF4A1 #6F80F4 #F46FC2
square
#F4E36F #6FF4A1 #6F80F4 #F46FC2
split-complementary
#F4E36F #6FC2F4 #A16FF4
monochromatic
#D8BF11 #F0D836 #F4E36F #F8EEA8 #FDF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#F4E36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.06
#F4E36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E36F
16.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E36F | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.06 | 16.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE475
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 227, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.138 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeb9b',
500: '#f4e36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e36f; $custom-light: #faeb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 227,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.331,
"s": 85.806,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90693,
"c": 0.13784,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.75319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E36F
secondary
#394CCE
accent
#20E203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F