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#F4E09B Buttery Croissant

#F4E09B is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Buttery Croissant. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 87.8% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(244, 224, 155)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 80% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 4% black. #F4E09B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.98:1.

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Variations of #F4E09B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F4E09B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F4E09B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4E09B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F3E39D
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEDD96
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0DE98
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F3E39D
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3E29C
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD6CE
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F9DCB5
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6E0D2

#F4E09B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#F4E09B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.98:1 Super#F4E09B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4E09B in CSS

/* Buttery Croissant */
.color { color: #F4E09B; }
.background { background-color: #F4E09B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4E09B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 224 155);
color: hsl(47 80% 78%);
color: oklch(0.907 0.090 93.9);

#F4E09B FAQ

What color is #F4E09B?

#F4E09B is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Buttery Croissant. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F4E09B?

#F4E09B is rgb(244, 224, 155) in RGB, hsl(47, 80%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 36%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4E09B?

The complementary color of #F4E09B is #9BAFF4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4E09B?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4E09B: 15.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4E09B a warm or cool color?

#F4E09B is a warm color.