What color is #F4E774?

#F4E774 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E774?

The RGB value is 244, 231, 116: 244 red, 231 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E774?

The complementary color is #7481F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E774 color

#F4E774 rgb(244, 231, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F4E774 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 90.6% green and 45.5% blue (244, 231, 116).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 85% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 52% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Limon (#F7EB73), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#F4E774 color codes

HEX	`#F4E774`
RGB	`rgb(244, 231, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 90.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 85%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 52%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 52%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.62, -10.11, 56.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.62, 57.73, 100.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.039, 77.648, 27.871)`
Decimal	`16050036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E774, 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 #F4E774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	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 #F4E774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e774; }
.text { color: #f4e774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 231 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e774, #c1f474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F4E774?: #F4E774 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E774?: The RGB value is 244, 231, 116: 244 red, 231 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E774?: The complementary color is #7481F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.