#FBE26E#FBE26E
#FBE26E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 91.1% C 0.138 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE26E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 226, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 95%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 56.2%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.87, -5.25, 58.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.87, 59.10, 95.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.09% -0.0176 0.1372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.09% 0.138 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7971, 76.0307, 25.7477) |
| Luminance | 0.7603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.85
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.97
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.78
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.66
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.93
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE26E #6E87FB
analogous
#FB9B6E #FBE26E #CDFB6E
triadic
#FBE26E #6EFBE2 #E26EFB
tetradic
#FBE26E #6EFB9B #6E87FB #FB6ECD
square
#FBE26E #6EFB9B #6E87FB #FB6ECD
split-complementary
#FBE26E #6ECDFB #9B6EFB
monochromatic
#E8C006 #F9D632 #FBE26E #FDEEAA #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#FBE26E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.21
#FBE26E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE26E
16.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE26E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE26E | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.21 | 16.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE673
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe26e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 226, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.1% 0.138 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea9b',
500: '#fbe26e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe26e; $custom-light: #ffea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe26e",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 226,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.362,
"s": 94.631,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91093,
"c": 0.13829,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.76028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE26E
secondary
#3753D6
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F