#F4E465#F4E465
#F4E465 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.147 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E465 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 228, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 87%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 59%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 58.6%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.70, -9.73, 62.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.70, 63.26, 98.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.79% -0.0311 0.1441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.79% 0.147 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4030, 75.6620, 23.3632) |
| Luminance | 0.7566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.82
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.22
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.37
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.91
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.39
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E465 #6575F4
analogous
#F49D65 #F4E465 #BCF465
triadic
#F4E465 #65F4E4 #E465F4
tetradic
#F4E465 #65F49D #6575F4 #F465BC
square
#F4E465 #65F49D #6575F4 #F465BC
split-complementary
#F4E465 #65BCF4 #9D65F4
monochromatic
#D0BA0F #F0DA2C #F4E465 #F8EE9E #FCF8D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E465 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.13
#F4E465 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E465
16.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E465 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E465 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.13 | 16.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DD57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE56C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e465; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 228, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.147 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbec95',
500: '#f4e465',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e465; $custom-light: #fbec95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e465",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 228,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.287,
"s": 86.667,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90788,
"c": 0.14739,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.75659
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E465
secondary
#3243CB
accent
#1BE302
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F