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#F4EDAE Color

#F4EDAE is rgb(244, 237, 174) in RGB, hsl(54, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4EDAE
HEX#F4EDAE
RGBrgb(244, 237, 174)
HSLhsl(54, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(54, 29%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(93.7% 0.081 102.5)
LABlab(93.19% -4.54 31.53)
LCHlch(93.19% 31.86 98.19)

What #F4EDAE 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 #F4EDAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#F4EDAE Channel Values

How #F4EDAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 244 · G 237 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 29% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 29% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4EDAE 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F4EDAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4EDAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F4EDAE

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.

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Shades

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How #F4EDAE 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#F4EDAE
Protanopia#EEEEAE
Protanomaly#F1EEAE
Deuteranopia#EFEFAE
Deuteranomaly#F1EEAE
Tritanopia#FAE6E6
Tritanomaly#F8E9D2
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

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Using #F4EDAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f4edae: #F4EDAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4EDAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4edae': '#F4EDAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.929, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_f4edae">#F4EDAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4EDAE"

More Yellow Colors

#F4EDAE sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F4EDAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4EDAE?

#F4EDAE is a lightest yellow — rgb(244, 237, 174) in RGB and hsl(54, 76%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.9.

What is the RGB value of #F4EDAE?

#F4EDAE is rgb(244, 237, 174) — red 244, green 237, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4EDAE?

#F4EDAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4EDAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4EDAE scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4EDAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4EDAE 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 1.9, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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