What color is #F4E216?

#F4E216 is a vivid yellow known as Xanthic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Xanthic?

The RGB value is 244, 226, 22: 244 red, 226 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Xanthic?

The complementary color is #1628F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E216?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Xanthic color: hex code #F4E216

#F4E216 rgb(244, 226, 22)

Shades of yellow

Xanthic has the hex code #F4E216. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 88.6% green and 8.6% blue (244, 226, 22).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 91% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 91% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

Xanthic (#F4E216) color codes

HEX	`#F4E216`
RGB	`rgb(244, 226, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 88.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 91%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 91%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 91%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.77, -11.88, 85.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.77, 86.72, 97.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.653, 73.687, 11.576)`
Decimal	`16048662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Xanthic, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F4E216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F4E216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e216; }
.text { color: #f4e216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 226 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e216, #97f416); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F4E216 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4E216?: #F4E216 is a vivid yellow known as Xanthic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Xanthic?: The RGB value is 244, 226, 22: 244 red, 226 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Xanthic?: The complementary color is #1628F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E216?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.