#F4E789#F4E789
#F4E789 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.782; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.116 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E789 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 231, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 83%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 44%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 43.9%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.87, -8.24, 47.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.87, 47.91, 99.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.84% -0.0231 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.84% 0.116 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.4011, 78.1932, 35.0464) |
| Luminance | 0.7819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.06
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.72
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.50
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.76
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.11
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E789 #8996F4
analogous
#F4B189 #F4E789 #CCF489
triadic
#F4E789 #89F4E7 #E789F4
tetradic
#F4E789 #89F4B1 #8996F4 #F489CC
square
#F4E789 #89F4B1 #8996F4 #F489CC
split-complementary
#F4E789 #89CCF4 #B189F4
monochromatic
#EAD019 #EFDC51 #F4E789 #F9F2C1 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F4E789 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.64
#F4E789 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E789
16.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E789 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E789 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.64 | 16.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E181
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE78D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e789; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 231, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.116 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eead',
500: '#f4e789',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e789; $custom-light: #f9eead; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e789",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 231,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.71,
"s": 82.946,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91842,
"c": 0.11621,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.78191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E789
secondary
#5060D1
accent
#21DF06
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581