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#f4e6ae color: Glisten Yellow

#f4e6ae is rgb(244, 230, 174) in RGB and oklch(92.276% 0.07357 95.729) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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48°
100%

92.3%
0.074
96°
  • Beige
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • orange-200
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.25:1Hard to read
Lc -14
Black text
16.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 91

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About #f4e6ae

#f4e6ae is a pastel very light beige color. In OKLCH it has 92.3% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 96°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.25:1 contrast and black text 16.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Glisten Yellow (#f5e6ac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More very light beige colors

Lighter: #f4e6ae mixed with white

  1. f4e6ae
  2. f5e9b6
  3. f6ebbf
  4. f7eec7
  5. f8f0cf
  6. f9f3d7
  7. fbf5df
  8. fcf8e7
  9. fdfaef
  10. fefdf7

Darker: #f4e6ae mixed with black

  1. f4e6ae
  2. d4c897
  3. b5ab80
  4. 978e6a
  5. 7a7355
  6. 5e5941
  7. 44402e
  8. 2b281c
  9. 14130b
  10. 030301

Calmer: #f4e6ae with less saturation

  1. f4e6ae
  2. f3e6b4
  3. f1e6ba
  4. f0e6bf
  5. eee6c5
  6. ede6cb
  7. ebe6d0
  8. eae6d5
  9. e8e6db
  10. e7e5e0

Questions about #f4e6ae

What color is #f4e6ae?

#f4e6ae is pastel very light beige. The closest named color is Glisten Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(244, 230, 174), in HSL hsl(48, 76.09%, 81.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(92.276% 0.07357 95.729).

What colors go well with #f4e6ae?

The complementary color of #f4e6ae is #dae3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffdcb2 and #d9efba. The triadic partners are #adf3ff and #ffd4f9.

Is white or black text more readable on #f4e6ae?

Black text reads better on #f4e6ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and black gives 16.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f4e6ae a warm or cool color?

#f4e6ae is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 96 degrees, its lightness 92.3% and its chroma 0.074.