#F4E38F#F4E38F
#F4E38F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.106 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E38F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 227, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 82%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 41%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 41.4%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.93, -5.64, 43.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.93, 43.43, 97.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.13% -0.0151 0.1049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.13% 0.106 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7368, 76.1567, 37.0075) |
| Luminance | 0.7615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.22
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.56
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.96
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.21
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E38F #8FA0F4
analogous
#F4B08F #F4E38F #D2F48F
triadic
#F4E38F #8FF4E3 #E38FF4
tetradic
#F4E38F #8FF4B0 #8FA0F4 #F48FD2
square
#F4E38F #8FF4B0 #8FA0F4 #F48FD2
split-complementary
#F4E38F #8FD2F4 #B08FF4
monochromatic
#E9C720 #EFD557 #F4E38F #F9F1C7 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F4E38F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#F4E38F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E38F
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E38F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E38F | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.23 | 16.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DF89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E592
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e38f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 227, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.106 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ebb1',
500: '#f4e38f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e38f; $custom-light: #f9ebb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e38f",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 227,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.901,
"s": 82.114,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91127,
"c": 0.10599,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.76154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E38F
secondary
#566BD1
accent
#2BDF07
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171611
muted
#858481