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#F4E1BC Butter Up

#F4E1BC is a very light, muted yellow named Butter Up. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 88.2% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(244, 225, 188)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 72% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 4% black. #F4E1BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.34:1.

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Variations of #F4E1BC

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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#F4E1BC 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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#F4E1BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4E1BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EFE5BD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBE0BA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDE1BB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EFE5BD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0E3BC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FEDAD7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F8DEC9
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E2DA

#F4E1BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#F4E1BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.34:1 Super#F4E1BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4E1BC in CSS

/* Butter Up */
.color { color: #F4E1BC; }
.background { background-color: #F4E1BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4E1BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 225 188);
color: hsl(40 72% 85%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.053 84.0);

#F4E1BC FAQ

What color is #F4E1BC?

#F4E1BC is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Butter Up. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F4E1BC?

#F4E1BC is rgb(244, 225, 188) in RGB, hsl(40, 72%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4E1BC?

The complementary color of #F4E1BC is #BCCFF4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4E1BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4E1BC: 16.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4E1BC a warm or cool color?

#F4E1BC is a warm color.