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#F4E7BD Gentle Glow

#F4E7BD is a very light, muted yellow named Gentle Glow. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 90.6% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(244, 231, 189)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 71% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 4% black. #F4E7BD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.01:1.

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Variations of #F4E7BD

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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#F4E7BD 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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#F4E7BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4E7BD 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 #F4E9BE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F0E5BA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2E6BB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F4E9BE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4E8BE
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FDE0DB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F7E4CC
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EAE7DE

#F4E7BD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#F4E7BD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.01:1 Super#F4E7BD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4E7BD in CSS

/* Gentle Glow */
.color { color: #F4E7BD; }
.background { background-color: #F4E7BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4E7BD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 231 189);
color: hsl(46 71% 85%);
color: oklch(0.928 0.056 92.9);

#F4E7BD FAQ

What color is #F4E7BD?

#F4E7BD is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Gentle Glow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F4E7BD?

#F4E7BD is rgb(244, 231, 189) in RGB, hsl(46, 71%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4E7BD?

The complementary color of #F4E7BD is #BDCAF4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4E7BD?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4E7BD: 17.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4E7BD a warm or cool color?

#F4E7BD is a warm color.