#FBE18A#FBE18A
#FBE18A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.111 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE18A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 225, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 93%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 45%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 45%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.95, -2.38, 45.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.95, 45.74, 92.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.26% -0.0064 0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.26% 0.111 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.2984, 76.1974, 34.9918) |
| Luminance | 0.7620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 1.74
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.97
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.22
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.56
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE18A #8AA4FB
analogous
#FBA98A #FBE18A #DDFB8A
triadic
#FBE18A #8AFBE1 #E18AFB
tetradic
#FBE18A #8AFBA9 #8AA4FB #FB8ADD
square
#FBE18A #8AFBA9 #8AA4FB #FB8ADD
split-complementary
#FBE18A #8ADDFB #A98AFB
monochromatic
#F7C314 #F9D24F #FBE18A #FDF0C5 #FEF7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FBE18A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.24
#FBE18A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE18A
16.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE18A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE18A | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.24 | 16.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DE83
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E68D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD5CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe18a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 225, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.111 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeaad',
500: '#fbe18a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe18a; $custom-light: #feeaad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe18a",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 225,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.195,
"s": 93.388,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91261,
"c": 0.11066,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.76195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE18A
secondary
#4F6FDA
accent
#35E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481