Palettes / Colors / #F4EAA3
#F4EAA3 — Light Vivid Yellow
#F4EAA3 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #F4EAA3 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#F4EAA3 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A4ADF4; it also sits naturally between #F4C3A4 and #D5F4A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F4EAA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 244, 234, 163 |
| HSL | 53°, 79%, 80% |
| HSV | 53°, 33%, 96% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 33%, 4% |
| XYZ | 73.34, 80.72, 46.37 |
| Yxy | 80.72, 0.3659, 0.4027 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.01, -6.95, 35.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.85, -6.83, 28.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 96% · Green 92% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 33% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F4EAA3
.text { color: #F4EAA3; }
.background { background-color: #F4EAA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4EAA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 234, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 79%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4EAA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 234, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4EAA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 234, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F4EAA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4EAA3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4ADF4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F4EAA3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F4EAA3
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F4EAA3: ·
How #F4EAA3 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #F4EAA3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F4EAA3?
#F4EAA3 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 234, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F4EAA3?
#F4EAA3 is RGB 244, 234, 163 — HSL 53°, 79%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 33%, 4%.
What colors go with #F4EAA3?
Its complement is #A4ADF4; analogous partners are #F4C3A4 and #D5F4A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F4EAA3 for text?
Black text on #F4EAA3 has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.