#F4E779#F4E779
#F4E779 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.778; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.132 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E779 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 231, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 85%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 50%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 50.4%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.67, -9.70, 54.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.67, 55.44, 100.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.63% -0.0288 0.1291) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.63% 0.132 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3373, 77.7677, 29.4437) |
| Luminance | 0.7776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.23
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.01
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.29
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.61
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.71
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E779 #7986F4
analogous
#F4AA79 #F4E779 #C3F479
triadic
#F4E779 #79F4E7 #E779F4
tetradic
#F4E779 #79F4AA #7986F4 #F479C3
square
#F4E779 #79F4AA #7986F4 #F479C3
split-complementary
#F4E779 #79C3F4 #AA79F4
monochromatic
#E0CA12 #EFDD40 #F4E779 #F9F1B2 #FDFAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#F4E779 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.55
#F4E779 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E779
16.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E779 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E779 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.55 | 16.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E16F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE77E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDACE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e779; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 231, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.132 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faeea2',
500: '#f4e779',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e779; $custom-light: #faeea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e779",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 231,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.659,
"s": 84.828,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91625,
"c": 0.13227,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.77765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E779
secondary
#4251CF
accent
#1CE104
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480