#F4E46E#F4E46E
#F4E46E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.758; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.140 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 228, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 86%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 54.9%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.79, -9.08, 58.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.79, 59.31, 98.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.89% -0.0282 0.1368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.89% 0.14 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8684, 75.8482, 25.8140) |
| Luminance | 0.7585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.17
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.27
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.90
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.93
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E46E #6E7EF4
analogous
#F4A16E #F4E46E #C1F46E
triadic
#F4E46E #6EF4E4 #E46EF4
tetradic
#F4E46E #6EF4A1 #6E7EF4 #F46EC1
square
#F4E46E #6EF4A1 #6E7EF4 #F46EC1
split-complementary
#F4E46E #6EC1F4 #A16EF4
monochromatic
#D7C010 #F0D935 #F4E46E #F8EFA7 #FDF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.17
#F4E46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E46E
16.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E46E | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.17 | 16.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE574
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 228, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.140 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faec9b',
500: '#f4e46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e46e; $custom-light: #faec9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 228,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.836,
"s": 85.897,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90885,
"c": 0.13963,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.75846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E46E
secondary
#394ACE
accent
#1EE203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F