#F4E481#F4E481
#F4E481 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.763; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.122 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 228, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 84%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 47%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 47.1%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.00, -7.50, 49.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.00, 50.55, 98.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.12% -0.0217 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.12% 0.122 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.0160, 76.3072, 31.8579) |
| Luminance | 0.7631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.15
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.79
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.65
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.70
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.88
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E481 #8191F4
analogous
#F4AA81 #F4E481 #CAF481
triadic
#F4E481 #81F4E4 #E481F4
tetradic
#F4E481 #81F4AA #8191F4 #F481CA
square
#F4E481 #81F4AA #8191F4 #F481CA
split-complementary
#F4E481 #81CAF4 #AA81F4
monochromatic
#E6C914 #EFD849 #F4E481 #F9F0B9 #FDF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F4E481 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.26
#F4E481 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E481
16.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E481 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E481 | 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)
#F5DF79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E585
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e481; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 228, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.122 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeca7',
500: '#f4e481',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e481; $custom-light: #faeca7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e481",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 228,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.652,
"s": 83.942,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91123,
"c": 0.12155,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.76305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E481
secondary
#495CD0
accent
#24E005
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868480