#F4E790#F4E790
#F4E790 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.784; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.109 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E790 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 231, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 82%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 41%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 41%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.96, -7.54, 43.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.96, 44.53, 99.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.95% -0.0205 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.95% 0.109 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.9196, 78.4006, 37.7772) |
| Luminance | 0.7840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.02
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.52
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.28
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.02
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.19
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E790 #909DF4
analogous
#F4B590 #F4E790 #CFF490
triadic
#F4E790 #90F4E7 #E790F4
tetradic
#F4E790 #90F4B5 #909DF4 #F490CF
square
#F4E790 #90F4B5 #909DF4 #F490CF
split-complementary
#F4E790 #90CFF4 #B590F4
monochromatic
#E9CF21 #EEDB58 #F4E790 #FAF3C8 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F4E790 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.68
#F4E790 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E790
16.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E790 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E790 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.68 | 16.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E289
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE893
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDCD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e790; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 231, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.109 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9eeb1',
500: '#f4e790',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e790; $custom-light: #f9eeb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e790",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 231,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.2,
"s": 81.967,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91948,
"c": 0.10877,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.78399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E790
secondary
#5767D1
accent
#23DE07
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#171611
muted
#858581