#F4E390#F4E390
#F4E390 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.105 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E390 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 227, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 82%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 41%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.95, -5.53, 42.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.95, 42.95, 97.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.14% -0.0147 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.14% 0.105 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8129, 76.1871, 37.4082) |
| Luminance | 0.7619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.20
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.59
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.02
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.08
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E390 #90A1F4
analogous
#F4B190 #F4E390 #D3F490
triadic
#F4E390 #90F4E3 #E390F4
tetradic
#F4E390 #90F4B1 #90A1F4 #F490D3
square
#F4E390 #90F4B1 #90A1F4 #F490D3
split-complementary
#F4E390 #90D3F4 #B190F4
monochromatic
#E9C721 #EED558 #F4E390 #FAF1C8 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F4E390 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.24
#F4E390 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E390
16.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E390 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E390 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.24 | 16.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DF8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E593
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e390; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 227, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.105 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9ebb1',
500: '#f4e390',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e390; $custom-light: #f9ebb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e390",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 227,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.8,
"s": 81.967,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91143,
"c": 0.10491,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.76185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E390
secondary
#576CD1
accent
#2CDE07
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481