#F4E473#F4E473
#F4E473 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.135 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E473 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 228, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 85%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 53%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 52.9%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.84, -8.69, 56.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.84, 57.05, 98.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.94% -0.0266 0.1325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.94% 0.135 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1483, 75.9602, 27.2884) |
| Luminance | 0.7596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.70
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.11
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.19
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.33
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E473 #7383F4
analogous
#F4A373 #F4E473 #C3F473
triadic
#F4E473 #73F4E4 #E473F4
tetradic
#F4E473 #73F4A3 #7383F4 #F473C3
square
#F4E473 #73F4A3 #7383F4 #F473C3
split-complementary
#F4E473 #73C3F4 #A373F4
monochromatic
#DBC211 #F0D93A #F4E473 #F8EFAC #FDFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#F4E473 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.19
#F4E473 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E473
16.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E473 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E473 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.19 | 16.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DE68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE578
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e473; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 228, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.135 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faec9e',
500: '#f4e473',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e473; $custom-light: #faec9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e473",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 228,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.558,
"s": 85.43,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90943,
"c": 0.13509,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.75958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E473
secondary
#3D4FCE
accent
#1FE204
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480