#F4E96E#F4E96E
#F4E96E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.786; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.144 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E96E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 233, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 86%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 55%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 54.9%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.07, -11.57, 60.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.07, 61.19, 100.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.9% -0.0353 0.1399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.9% 0.144 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2638, 78.6390, 26.2791) |
| Luminance | 0.7864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.57
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 1.79
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.84
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.31
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.88
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E96E #6E79F4
analogous
#F4A66E #F4E96E #BCF46E
triadic
#F4E96E #6EF4E9 #E96EF4
tetradic
#F4E96E #6EF4A6 #6E79F4 #F46EBC
square
#F4E96E #6EF4A6 #6E79F4 #F46EBC
split-complementary
#F4E96E #6EBCF4 #A66EF4
monochromatic
#D7C710 #F0E035 #F4E96E #F8F2A7 #FDFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#F4E96E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.73
#F4E96E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E96E
16.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E96E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E96E | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.73 | 16.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE262
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE874
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e96e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 233, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.144 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#faef9b',
500: '#f4e96e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e96e; $custom-light: #faef9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e96e",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 233,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.075,
"s": 85.897,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91903,
"c": 0.14431,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.78637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E96E
secondary
#3945CE
accent
#15E203
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F