#F4E216Xanthic (#F4E216) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 104°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.187. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F4E216 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(244, 226, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 91%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 91%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 91%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.8 -11.9 85.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.899 0.187 104) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Xanthic shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fbdb00 — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#fbe200 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4e216 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f4e31b — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Xanthic in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.33:1 and against black 15.74:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f4e216 · #decd00 · #b3a500 · #8a7f00 · #635b00 · #3f3900
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f4e216 · #f9c200 · #f8a200 · #ef8529 · #de6c43 · #c85755
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f4e216 · #8bd0a4 · #afa100 · #009958 · #6e6500 · #00562f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f4e216 · #c0bd93 · #a39b4b · #5b4ac7 · #413c00 · #242000
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4e216 · #bebfd2 · #8a886e · #4f505c · #252205 · #010005
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f0f1fc · #c7c7d5 · #9a9aaa · #202032 · #03020f · #f4e216
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f4e216 · #b6d4b7 · #d531ef · #4f6d4a · #24365f · #1f0612
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f4e216 · #dcc0dd · #a285d2 · #3e6080 · #2d3552 · #061404
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4e216 · #9ac9db · #0095ba · #8f006a · #40002e · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4e216 · #97cdcb · #009a99 · #4b35b1 · #450012 · #020010
#F5E651 · #F6EA72 · #F7EE8C · #F8F1A4 · #F9F4BA
#C7B800 · #9C9000 · #736900 · #4C4500 · #292400
#EFE264 · #EAE28C · #E5E1AD
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.