#F4E99D#F4E99D
#F4E99D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.096 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F4E99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 233, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 80%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 35.7%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.66, -7.14, 38.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.66, 38.98, 100.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.56% -0.0184 0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.56% 0.096 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.5340, 79.9471, 43.5022) |
| Luminance | 0.7994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.40
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.54
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.94
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.04
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.28
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F4E99D #9DA8F4
analogous
#F4BD9D #F4E99D #D3F49D
triadic
#F4E99D #9DF4E9 #E99DF4
tetradic
#F4E99D #9DF4BD #9DA8F4 #F49DD3
square
#F4E99D #9DF4BD #9DA8F4 #F49DD3
split-complementary
#F4E99D #9DD3F4 #BD9DF4
monochromatic
#E8D02F #EEDD66 #F4E99D #FAF5D4 #FCF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#F4E99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#F4E99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F4E99D
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F4E99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F4E99D | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E498
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE9A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f4e99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(244, 233, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.096 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9efba',
500: '#f4e99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f4e99d; $custom-light: #f9efba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f4e99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 244,
"g": 233,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.414,
"s": 79.817,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92563,
"c": 0.09637,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.79945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F4E99D
secondary
#6371D3
accent
#24DC09
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#171612
muted
#858582