HEX atlas value

#F4E485

#F4E485 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 244, 228, 133, HSL 51, 83%, 74%, has luminance 0.7641, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#F4E485 Sample readable text

HEX #F4E485

RGB rgb(244, 228, 133)

HSL hsl(51 83% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 7, 45, 4)

Luminance 0.7641

Contrast Black 16.28:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-f4e485: #F4E485;
.background-f4e485 { background-color: #F4E485; }
.text-f4e485 { color: #F4E485; }

Luminance0.7641

Black text16.28:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#F4E485","rgb":[244,228,133],"hsl":[51,83,74],"cmyk":[0,7,45,4],"luminance":0.7641,"contrast":{"black":16.28,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF6DA","hex":"#FCF6DA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.33,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFEB7A","hex":"#FFEB7A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.42,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CDF486","hex":"#CDF486","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.88,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.29,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f4e485.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8696F4","analogous":["#F4AC86","#CDF486"],"triadic":["#86F4E3","#E386F4"],"tetradic":["#86F4AC","#8696F4","#F486CD"],"splitComplementary":["#86CDF4","#AC86F4"],"monochromatic":["#FCF6DA","#F4E485","#ECD032"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF6DA","dark":"#ECD032","saturated":"#FFEB7A","desaturated":"#E5D994","pastel":"#FEFEFB","neon":"#FFF1A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":8.306623862918075},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":10.44030650891055},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":29.34280150224242},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":30.56141357987225},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":31.400636936215164}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F4E485

#F4E485 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #F4E485 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 244, 228, and 133, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 83% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7641, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.28:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F4E485 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF6DA#000000 text · best 19.33:1#FCF6DA

#FFEB7A#000000 text · best 17.42:1#FFEB7A

#CDF486#000000 text · best 16.88:1#CDF486

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Soft Peach#000000 text · best 15.29:1#FAD7A0

Generated Palette

#F4E485#F4E485

#8696F4#8696F4

#F4AC86#F4AC86

#CDF486#CDF486

#FCF6DA#FCF6DA

#ECD032#ECD032

Color Harmonies

#8696F4#8696F4

#F4AC86#F4AC86

#CDF486#CDF486

#86F4E3#86F4E3

#E386F4#E386F4

Variants

#FCF6DA#FCF6DA

#ECD032#ECD032

#FFEB7A#FFEB7A

#E5D994#E5D994

#FEFEFB#FEFEFB

#FFF1A3#FFF1A3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Straw#E4D96F

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Topaz#FFC87C

#F4E485

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F4E485

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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