#F4E572#F4E572
#F4E572 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.765; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.137 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E572 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 229, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 86%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 53%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 53.3%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.09, -9.27, 57.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.09, 57.88, 99.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.13% -0.0283 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.13% 0.137 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3670, 76.4891, 27.0789) |
| Luminance | 0.7649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.09
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.72
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.98
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.30
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.42
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E572 #7281F4
analogous
#F4A472 #F4E572 #C2F472
triadic
#F4E572 #72F4E5 #E572F4
tetradic
#F4E572 #72F4A4 #7281F4 #F472C2
square
#F4E572 #72F4A4 #7281F4 #F472C2
split-complementary
#F4E572 #72C2F4 #A472F4
monochromatic
#DBC311 #F0DB39 #F4E572 #F8EFAB #FDFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F4E572 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.30
#F4E572 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E572
16.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E572 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E572 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.30 | 16.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DF67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE677
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e572; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 229, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.137 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faed9d',
500: '#f4e572',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e572; $custom-light: #faed9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e572",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 229,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.077,
"s": 85.526,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91134,
"c": 0.13693,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.76487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E572
secondary
#3C4DCE
accent
#1DE203
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480