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#F4E693 Beekeeper

#F4E693 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Beekeeper. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 90.2% green and 57.6% blue (rgb(244, 230, 147)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 82% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 40% yellow and 4% black. #F4E693 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.59:1.

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Variations of #F4E693

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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#F4E693 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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#F4E693 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4E693 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 #F9E796
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5E18D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5E38F
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9E796
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F7E695
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDBD1
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F9E2B3
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E5D4

#F4E693 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#F4E693 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.59:1 Super#F4E693 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4E693 in CSS

/* Beekeeper */
.color { color: #F4E693; }
.background { background-color: #F4E693; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4E693; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 230 147);
color: hsl(51 82% 77%);
color: oklch(0.918 0.105 99.9);

#F4E693 FAQ

What color is #F4E693?

#F4E693 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Beekeeper. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F4E693?

#F4E693 is rgb(244, 230, 147) in RGB, hsl(51, 82%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 40%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4E693?

The complementary color of #F4E693 is #93A1F4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4E693?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4E693: 16.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4E693 a warm or cool color?

#F4E693 is a warm color.