#F4E659#F4E659
#F4E659 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.765; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.159 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E659 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 230, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 88%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 64%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 63.5%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.11, -11.49, 68.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.11, 68.97, 99.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.08% -0.0374 0.1541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.08% 0.159 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4108, 76.5506, 20.6741) |
| Luminance | 0.7655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.84
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.53
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.71
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.87
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.27
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E659 #5967F4
analogous
#F49959 #F4E659 #B4F459
triadic
#F4E659 #59F4E6 #E659F4
tetradic
#F4E659 #59F499 #5967F4 #F459B4
square
#F4E659 #59F499 #5967F4 #F459B4
split-complementary
#F4E659 #59B4F4 #9959F4
monochromatic
#C6B50D #F0DD20 #F4E659 #F8EF92 #FCF7CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#F4E659 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.31
#F4E659 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E659
16.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E659 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E659 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.31 | 16.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9DF47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE661
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e659; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 230, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.159 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fbed8e',
500: '#f4e659',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e659; $custom-light: #fbed8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e659",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 230,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.581,
"s": 87.571,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91083,
"c": 0.15859,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.76548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E659
secondary
#2F3CC3
accent
#16E401
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F