What color is #F4E9A5?

#F4E9A5 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Daisy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E9A5?

The RGB value is 244, 233, 165: 244 red, 233 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E9A5?

The complementary color is #A5B0F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E9A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E9A5 color

#F4E9A5 rgb(244, 233, 165)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F4E9A5 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 91.4% green and 64.7% blue (244, 233, 165).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 78% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Daisy (#F6EBA1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#F4E9A5 color codes

HEX	`#F4E9A5`
RGB	`rgb(244, 233, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 91.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 78%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 32%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.79, -6.21, 34.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.79, 35.01, 100.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.239, 80.229, 47.218)`
Decimal	`16050597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E9A5, 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 #F4E9A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E9A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #F4E9A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e9a5; }
.text { color: #f4e9a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e9a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 233 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e9a5, #d8f4a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F4E9A5?: #F4E9A5 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Daisy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E9A5?: The RGB value is 244, 233, 165: 244 red, 233 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E9A5?: The complementary color is #A5B0F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E9A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.