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#F4ECC3 Silk Star

#F4ECC3 is a very light, muted yellow named Silk Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 92.5% green and 76.5% blue (rgb(244, 236, 195)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 69% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 4% black. #F4ECC3 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.63:1.

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Variations of #F4ECC3

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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#F4ECC3 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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#F4ECC3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F4ECC3 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 #F7EDC4
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F4E9C1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5EAC2
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F7EDC4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F6ECC4
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FCE6E1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F7EAD1
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EDEBE2

#F4ECC3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#F4ECC3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.63:1 Super#F4ECC3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F4ECC3 in CSS

/* Silk Star */
.color { color: #F4ECC3; }
.background { background-color: #F4ECC3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F4ECC3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(244 236 195);
color: hsl(50 69% 86%);
color: oklch(0.939 0.054 98.2);

#F4ECC3 FAQ

What color is #F4ECC3?

#F4ECC3 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Silk Star. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F4ECC3?

#F4ECC3 is rgb(244, 236, 195) in RGB, hsl(50, 69%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 4%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F4ECC3?

The complementary color of #F4ECC3 is #C3CBF4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F4ECC3?

Black text has the best contrast on #F4ECC3: 17.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F4ECC3 a warm or cool color?

#F4ECC3 is a warm color.