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#F4E2BA Soft Butter

#F4E2BA is a very light, muted yellow named Soft Butter. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 88.6% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(244, 226, 186)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 73% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 24% yellow and 4% black. #F4E2BA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.43:1.

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Variations of #F4E2BA

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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#F4E2BA 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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#F4E2BA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4E2BA 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 #F0E6BB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECE1B8
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEE1B8
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0E6BB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F1E4BB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FEDBD7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F8DFC8
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E3DA

#F4E2BA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#F4E2BA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.43:1 Super#F4E2BA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4E2BA in CSS

/* Soft Butter */
.color { color: #F4E2BA; }
.background { background-color: #F4E2BA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4E2BA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 226 186);
color: hsl(41 73% 84%);
color: oklch(0.917 0.056 86.6);

#F4E2BA FAQ

What color is #F4E2BA?

#F4E2BA is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Soft Butter. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F4E2BA?

#F4E2BA is rgb(244, 226, 186) in RGB, hsl(41, 73%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 24%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4E2BA?

The complementary color of #F4E2BA is #BACCF4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4E2BA?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4E2BA: 16.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4E2BA a warm or cool color?

#F4E2BA is a warm color.