Palettes / Colors / #F4F685

#F4F685 — Light Vivid Yellow

#F4F685 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#F4F685 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8684F6; it also sits naturally between #F6BF84 and #BBF684. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 96% · Green 96% · Blue 52%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 46% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F4F685

.text { color: #F4F685; }
.background { background-color: #F4F685; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F4F685; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(244, 246, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 86%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F4F685; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(244, 246, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F4F685; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(244, 246, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F4F685">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F4F685">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8684F6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F4F685: #000000.

How #F4F685 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 #F4F685 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F4F684  ·  #F4F686 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F4F685?

#F4F685 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 244, 246, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F4F685?

#F4F685 is RGB 244, 246, 133 — HSL 61°, 86%, 74% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 46%, 4%.

What colors go with #F4F685?

Its complement is #8684F6; analogous partners are #F6BF84 and #BBF684. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F4F685 for text?

Black text on #F4F685 has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.