#F4E389#F4E389
#F4E389 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.112 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E389 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 227, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 83%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 44%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 43.9%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.85, -6.24, 45.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.85, 46.34, 97.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.04% -0.0173 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.04% 0.112 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2944, 75.9797, 34.6775) |
| Luminance | 0.7598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.97
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.62
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.53
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.73
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.49
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E389 #899AF4
analogous
#F4AD89 #F4E389 #D0F489
triadic
#F4E389 #89F4E3 #E389F4
tetradic
#F4E389 #89F4AD #899AF4 #F489D0
square
#F4E389 #89F4AD #899AF4 #F489D0
split-complementary
#F4E389 #89D0F4 #AD89F4
monochromatic
#EAC819 #EFD651 #F4E389 #F9F0C1 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E389 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.20
#F4E389 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E389
16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E389 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E389 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.20 | 16.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DE82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E58D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e389; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 227, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.112 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ebad',
500: '#f4e389',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e389; $custom-light: #f9ebad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e389",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 227,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.467,
"s": 82.946,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91036,
"c": 0.11237,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.75977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E389
secondary
#5065D1
accent
#29DF06
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481