#F4E693#F4E693
#F4E693 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.779; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.105 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E693 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 230, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 82%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 40%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 39.8%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.75, -6.73, 42.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.75, 42.66, 99.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.79% -0.0179 0.103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.79% 0.105 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8729, 77.9354, 38.9078) |
| Luminance | 0.7793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.62
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.84
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.60
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.67
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.01
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E693 #93A1F4
analogous
#F4B693 #F4E693 #D2F493
triadic
#F4E693 #93F4E6 #E693F4
tetradic
#F4E693 #93F4B6 #93A1F4 #F493D2
square
#F4E693 #93F4B6 #93A1F4 #F493D2
split-complementary
#F4E693 #93D2F4 #B693F4
monochromatic
#E9CC24 #EED95B #F4E693 #FAF3CB #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#F4E693 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.59
#F4E693 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E693
16.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E693 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E693 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.59 | 16.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E18D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E796
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e693; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 230, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.105 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9edb4',
500: '#f4e693',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e693; $custom-light: #f9edb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e693",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 230,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.34,
"s": 81.513,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91794,
"c": 0.10451,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.77933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E693
secondary
#596BD2
accent
#27DE08
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481