#F4E480#F4E480
#F4E480 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.763; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.123 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E480 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 228, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 84%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 48%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 47.5%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.99, -7.59, 50.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.99, 51.02, 98.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.11% -0.022 0.1206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.11% 0.123 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9498, 76.2808, 31.5096) |
| Luminance | 0.7628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.24
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.82
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.53
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.77
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.80
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E480 #8090F4
analogous
#F4AA80 #F4E480 #CAF480
triadic
#F4E480 #80F4E4 #E480F4
tetradic
#F4E480 #80F4AA #8090F4 #F480CA
square
#F4E480 #80F4AA #8090F4 #F480CA
split-complementary
#F4E480 #80CAF4 #AA80F4
monochromatic
#E6C914 #EFD848 #F4E480 #F9F0B8 #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F4E480 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.26
#F4E480 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E480
16.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E480 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E480 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.26 | 16.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DF78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E584
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e480; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 228, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.123 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeca7',
500: '#f4e480',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e480; $custom-light: #faeca7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e480",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 228,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.724,
"s": 84.058,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91109,
"c": 0.12255,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.76278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E480
secondary
#485BD0
accent
#23E105
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868480