#F4E471#F4E471
#F4E471 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.759; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.137 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E471 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 228, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 86%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 54%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 53.7%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.82, -8.85, 57.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.82, 57.96, 98.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.92% -0.0272 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.92% 0.137 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.0345, 75.9146, 26.6888) |
| Luminance | 0.7591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.27
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.52
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.03
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.15
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E471 #7181F4
analogous
#F4A371 #F4E471 #C2F471
triadic
#F4E471 #71F4E4 #E471F4
tetradic
#F4E471 #71F4A3 #7181F4 #F471C2
square
#F4E471 #71F4A3 #7181F4 #F471C2
split-complementary
#F4E471 #71C2F4 #A371F4
monochromatic
#DAC111 #F0D938 #F4E471 #F8EFAA #FDFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E471 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.18
#F4E471 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E471
16.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E471 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E471 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.18 | 16.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE576
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e471; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 228, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.137 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faec9d',
500: '#f4e471',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e471; $custom-light: #faec9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e471",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 228,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.672,
"s": 85.621,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90919,
"c": 0.13693,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.75912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E471
secondary
#3B4DCE
accent
#1FE203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F