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#F4E896 First Day of Summer

#F4E896 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named First Day of Summer. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 91.0% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(244, 232, 150)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 81% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 39% yellow and 4% black. #F4E896 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.83:1.

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Variations of #F4E896

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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#F4E896 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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#F4E896 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4E896 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 #FAE899
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E390
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E592
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAE899
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F8E898
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFDDD3
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F9E4B6
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EAE7D6

#F4E896 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#F4E896 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.83:1 Super#F4E896 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4E896 in CSS

/* First Day of Summer */
.color { color: #F4E896; }
.background { background-color: #F4E896; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4E896; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 232 150);
color: hsl(52 81% 77%);
color: oklch(0.922 0.103 101.0);

#F4E896 FAQ

What color is #F4E896?

#F4E896 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is First Day of Summer. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F4E896?

#F4E896 is rgb(244, 232, 150) in RGB, hsl(52, 81%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4E896?

The complementary color of #F4E896 is #96A2F4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4E896?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4E896: 16.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4E896 a warm or cool color?

#F4E896 is a warm color.