#FBE273#FBE273
#FBE273 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.761; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.134 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE273 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 226, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 94%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 54%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 54.2%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.93, -4.88, 56.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.93, 56.85, 94.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.15% -0.016 0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.15% 0.134 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.0771, 76.1427, 27.2221) |
| Luminance | 0.7614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.07
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.54
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.76
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.70
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.91
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE273 #738CFB
analogous
#FB9E73 #FBE273 #D0FB73
triadic
#FBE273 #73FBE2 #E273FB
tetradic
#FBE273 #73FB9E #738CFB #FB73D0
square
#FBE273 #73FB9E #738CFB #FB73D0
split-complementary
#FBE273 #73D0FB #9E73FB
monochromatic
#EDC307 #F9D638 #FBE273 #FDEEAF #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FBE273 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#FBE273 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE273
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE273 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE273 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.23 | 16.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE678
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe273; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 226, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.134 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea9e',
500: '#fbe273',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe273; $custom-light: #ffea9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe273",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 226,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.971,
"s": 94.444,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91151,
"c": 0.13383,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.7614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE273
secondary
#3B58D7
accent
#2AE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480