What color is #F4DC69?

#F4DC69 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4DC69?

The RGB value is 244, 220, 105: 244 red, 220 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4DC69?

The complementary color is #6981F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4DC69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4DC69 color

#F4DC69 rgb(244, 220, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F4DC69 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 86.3% green and 41.2% blue (244, 220, 105).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 86% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 57% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Corn (#F9E176), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#F4DC69 color codes

HEX	`#F4DC69`
RGB	`rgb(244, 220, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 86.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 86%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 57%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.7, -5.44, 58.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.7, 58.73, 95.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.454, 71.442, 23.704)`
Decimal	`16047209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4DC69, 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 #F4DC69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4DC69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #F4DC69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4dc69; }
.text { color: #f4dc69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4dc69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 220 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4dc69, #c6f469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F4DC69?: #F4DC69 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4DC69?: The RGB value is 244, 220, 105: 244 red, 220 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4DC69?: The complementary color is #6981F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4DC69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.