#F4E469#F4E469
#F4E469 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.144 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E469 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 228, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 86%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 57%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 57%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.74, -9.45, 60.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.74, 61.53, 98.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.83% -0.0298 0.1409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.83% 0.144 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6038, 75.7424, 24.4206) |
| Luminance | 0.7574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.96
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.14
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.56
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.88
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.26
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E469 #6979F4
analogous
#F49F69 #F4E469 #BEF469
triadic
#F4E469 #69F4E4 #E469F4
tetradic
#F4E469 #69F49F #6979F4 #F469BE
square
#F4E469 #69F49F #6979F4 #F469BE
split-complementary
#F4E469 #69BEF4 #9F69F4
monochromatic
#D3BD0F #F0DA30 #F4E469 #F8EEA2 #FCF9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E469 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.15
#F4E469 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E469
16.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E469 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E469 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.15 | 16.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE56F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e469; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 228, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.144 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbec98',
500: '#f4e469',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e469; $custom-light: #fbec98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e469",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 228,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.094,
"s": 86.335,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9083,
"c": 0.14401,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.7574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E469
secondary
#3446CD
accent
#1CE303
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F