#F4E69F#F4E69F
#F4E69F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.783; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.091 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E69F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 230, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 79%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 35%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 34.8%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.93, -5.40, 36.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.93, 36.76, 98.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92% -0.0133 0.0901) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92% 0.091 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.8641, 78.3319, 44.1281) |
| Luminance | 0.7833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.02
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.63
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.90
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.99
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E69F #9FADF4
analogous
#F4BC9F #F4E69F #D8F49F
triadic
#F4E69F #9FF4E6 #E69FF4
tetradic
#F4E69F #9FF4BC #9FADF4 #F49FD8
square
#F4E69F #9FF4BC #9FADF4 #F49FD8
split-complementary
#F4E69F #9FD8F4 #BC9FF4
monochromatic
#E7C931 #EED868 #F4E69F #FAF4D6 #FCF8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F4E69F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.67
#F4E69F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E69F
16.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E69F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E69F | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.67 | 16.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E29A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E7A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e69f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 230, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.091 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9edbc',
500: '#f4e69f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e69f; $custom-light: #f9edbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e69f",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 230,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.118,
"s": 79.439,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91995,
"c": 0.09107,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.7833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E69F
secondary
#6477D3
accent
#2CDC0A
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171612
muted
#858482