#F4E379#F4E379
#F4E379 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.129 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E379 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 227, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 85%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 50%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 50.4%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.65, -7.70, 53.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.65, 53.92, 98.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.82% -0.0231 0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.82% 0.129 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.2306, 75.5542, 29.0748) |
| Luminance | 0.7555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.80
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.06
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.07
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.18
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.30
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E379 #798AF4
analogous
#F4A679 #F4E379 #C8F479
triadic
#F4E379 #79F4E3 #E379F4
tetradic
#F4E379 #79F4A6 #798AF4 #F479C8
square
#F4E379 #79F4A6 #798AF4 #F479C8
split-complementary
#F4E379 #79C8F4 #A679F4
monochromatic
#E0C412 #EFD740 #F4E379 #F9EFB2 #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E379 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.11
#F4E379 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E379
16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E379 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E379 | 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)
#F4DD70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E47E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e379; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 227, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.129 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeba2',
500: '#f4e379',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e379; $custom-light: #faeba2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e379",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 227,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.707,
"s": 84.828,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90815,
"c": 0.12851,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.75552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E379
secondary
#4256CF
accent
#23E104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480