#F1E374 Color

#F1E374 is rgb(241, 227, 116) in RGB, hsl(53, 82%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 52%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F1E374

HEX#F1E374

RGBrgb(241, 227, 116)

HSLhsl(53, 82%, 70%)

HSVhsv(53, 52%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 52%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.133 102.2)

LABlab(89.72% -5.38 55.22)

LCHlch(89.72% 55.48 95.56)

What #F1E374 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F1E374, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Straw#E4D96FΔE 4.46 Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 4.84 Yellow (Crayola)#FCE883ΔE 5.43 Shandy#FFE670ΔE 6.22 Jasmine#F8DE7EΔE 7.74 Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 8.51

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#F1E374 Channel Values

How #F1E374 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 241 · G 227 · B 116	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 53° · S 82% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 53° · S 52% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 6% · Y 52% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.31:1 vs white · 15.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F1E374 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F1E374 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F1E374

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F1E374; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F1E374

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F1E374.

How #F1E374 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F1E374

Protanopia#E5E574

Protanomaly#EAE474

Deuteranopia#E8E873

Deuteranomaly#ECE673

Tritanopia#FAD9D9

Tritanomaly#F6DDB9

Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F1E374 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f1e374: #F1E374;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F1E374;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f1e374': '#F1E374' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.890, blue: 0.455)

Android XML<color name="color_f1e374">#F1E374</color>

SVG fillfill="#F1E374"

More Yellow Colors

#F1E374 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#F1E374 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F1E374?

#F1E374 is a light yellow — rgb(241, 227, 116) in RGB and hsl(53, 82%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.46.

What is the RGB value of #F1E374?

#F1E374 is rgb(241, 227, 116) — red 241, green 227, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F1E374?

#F1E374 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 52%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F1E374 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F1E374 scores 1.31:1 against white and 15.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F1E374 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F1E374 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.27, which is visibly different.

Open #F1E374 in a Tool

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to OKLCH Hex to Pantone Build a palette Make a gradient

Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.