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#F4E216 Xanthic

#F4E216 is a very light, vivid yellow named Xanthic. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 88.6% green and 8.6% blue (rgb(244, 226, 22)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 91% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 91% yellow and 4% black. #F4E216 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.74:1.

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Variations of #F4E216

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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#F4E216 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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#F4E216 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4E216 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FDE330
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8DA00
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7DD00
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE330
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAE226
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD1C1
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FBDB89
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4E0C4

#F4E216 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#F4E216 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.74:1 Super#F4E216 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4E216 in CSS

/* Xanthic */
.color { color: #F4E216; }
.background { background-color: #F4E216; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4E216; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 226 22);
color: hsl(55 91% 52%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.187 103.6);

#F4E216 FAQ

What color is #F4E216?

#F4E216 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Xanthic. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F4E216?

#F4E216 is rgb(244, 226, 22) in RGB, hsl(55, 91%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 91%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4E216?

The complementary color of #F4E216 is #1628F4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4E216?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4E216: 15.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4E216 a warm or cool color?

#F4E216 is a warm color.