#F4E89C#F4E89C
#F4E89C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.793; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.096 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E89C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 232, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 80%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 36.1%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.39, -6.75, 38.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.39, 39.06, 99.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.35% -0.0173 0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.35% 0.096 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.1667, 79.3485, 42.9603) |
| Luminance | 0.7935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.44
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.53
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.06
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.17
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.49
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E89C #9CA8F4
analogous
#F4BC9C #F4E89C #D4F49C
triadic
#F4E89C #9CF4E8 #E89CF4
tetradic
#F4E89C #9CF4BC #9CA8F4 #F49CD4
square
#F4E89C #9CF4BC #9CA8F4 #F49CD4
split-complementary
#F4E89C #9CD4F4 #BC9CF4
monochromatic
#E8CE2E #EEDB65 #F4E89C #FAF5D3 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#F4E89C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.87
#F4E89C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E89C
16.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E89C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E89C | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.87 | 16.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E397
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E99F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e89c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 232, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.096 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9efba',
500: '#f4e89c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e89c; $custom-light: #f9efba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e89c",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 232,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.818,
"s": 80,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92345,
"c": 0.09648,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.79347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E89C
secondary
#6271D3
accent
#26DC09
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#171611
muted
#858581