#F4E378#F4E378
#F4E378 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.755; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.129 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E378 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 227, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 85%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 51%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 50.8%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.64, -7.78, 53.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.64, 54.39, 98.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.8% -0.0234 0.1273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.8% 0.129 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1696, 75.5298, 28.7535) |
| Luminance | 0.7553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.87
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.98
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.13
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.18
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.18
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E378 #7889F4
analogous
#F4A578 #F4E378 #C7F478
triadic
#F4E378 #78F4E3 #E378F4
tetradic
#F4E378 #78F4A5 #7889F4 #F478C7
square
#F4E378 #78F4A5 #7889F4 #F478C7
split-complementary
#F4E378 #78C7F4 #A578F4
monochromatic
#DFC312 #EFD73F #F4E378 #F9EFB1 #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E378 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.11
#F4E378 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E378
16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E378 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E378 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.11 | 16.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DD6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E47D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e378; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 227, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.129 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeba1',
500: '#f4e378',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e378; $custom-light: #faeba1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e378",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 227,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.774,
"s": 84.932,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90802,
"c": 0.12947,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.75527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E378
secondary
#4155CF
accent
#22E104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480