#F4E387#F4E387
#F4E387 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.759; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.114 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E387 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 227, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 83%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 45%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 44.7%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.82, -6.43, 46.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.82, 47.30, 97.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.01% -0.018 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.01% 0.114 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.1522, 75.9229, 33.9289) |
| Luminance | 0.7592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.99
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.53
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.58
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.71
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.35
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E387 #8798F4
analogous
#F4AD87 #F4E387 #CFF487
triadic
#F4E387 #87F4E3 #E387F4
tetradic
#F4E387 #87F4AD #8798F4 #F487CF
square
#F4E387 #87F4AD #8798F4 #F487CF
split-complementary
#F4E387 #87CFF4 #AD87F4
monochromatic
#EAC917 #EFD64F #F4E387 #F9F0BF #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E387 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.18
#F4E387 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E387
16.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E387 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E387 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.18 | 16.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DE80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E58B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e387; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 227, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.114 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ebab',
500: '#f4e387',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e387; $custom-light: #f9ebab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e387",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 227,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.642,
"s": 83.206,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91006,
"c": 0.11446,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.75921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E387
secondary
#4F63D0
accent
#28E006
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481