#F4E69A#F4E69A
#F4E69A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.782; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.097 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E69A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 230, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 80%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 37%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 36.9%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.85, -5.97, 38.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.85, 39.23, 98.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.91% -0.0152 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.91% 0.097 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.4390, 78.1618, 41.8891) |
| Luminance | 0.7816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.65
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.65
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.38
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.52
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.54
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E69A #9AA8F4
analogous
#F4B99A #F4E69A #D5F49A
triadic
#F4E69A #9AF4E6 #E69AF4
tetradic
#F4E69A #9AF4B9 #9AA8F4 #F49AD5
square
#F4E69A #9AF4B9 #9AA8F4 #F49AD5
split-complementary
#F4E69A #9AD5F4 #B99AF4
monochromatic
#E8CB2C #EED863 #F4E69A #FAF4D1 #FCF8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F4E69A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#F4E69A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E69A
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E69A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E69A | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.63 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E295
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E79D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e69a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 230, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.097 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9edb8',
500: '#f4e69a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e69a; $custom-light: #f9edb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e69a",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 230,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.667,
"s": 80.357,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91909,
"c": 0.09674,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.7816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E69A
secondary
#6072D2
accent
#2ADD09
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481