What color is #F4E474?

#F4E474 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lightning Bug. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E474?

The RGB value is 244, 228, 116: 244 red, 228 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E474?

The complementary color is #7484F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E474 color

#F4E474 rgb(244, 228, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F4E474 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 89.4% green and 45.5% blue (244, 228, 116).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 85% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 52% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bug (#EFDE74), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#F4E474 color codes

HEX	`#F4E474`
RGB	`rgb(244, 228, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 89.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 85%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 52%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 52%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.85, -8.61, 55.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.85, 56.6, 98.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.206, 75.983, 27.593)`
Decimal	`16049268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E474, 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 #F4E474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #F4E474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e474; }
.text { color: #f4e474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 228 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e474, #c4f474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F4E474?: #F4E474 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lightning Bug. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E474?: The RGB value is 244, 228, 116: 244 red, 228 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E474?: The complementary color is #7484F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.