#FBE277#FBE277
#FBE277 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.130 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE277 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 226, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 94%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 53%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 52.6%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.97, -4.56, 54.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.97, 55.02, 94.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.2% -0.0146 0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.2% 0.13 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3123, 76.2368, 28.4607) |
| Luminance | 0.7623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.46
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.90
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.04
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.35
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.50
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE277 #7790FB
analogous
#FBA077 #FBE277 #D2FB77
triadic
#FBE277 #77FBE2 #E277FB
tetradic
#FBE277 #77FBA0 #7790FB #FB77D2
square
#FBE277 #77FBA0 #7790FB #FB77D2
split-complementary
#FBE277 #77D2FB #A077FB
monochromatic
#F1C407 #F9D53C #FBE277 #FDEFB2 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#FBE277 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.25
#FBE277 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE277
16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE277 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE277 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.25 | 16.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE67C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD4C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe277; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 226, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.130 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeaa1',
500: '#fbe277',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe277; $custom-light: #ffeaa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe277",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 226,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.636,
"s": 94.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.912,
"c": 0.13015,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.76234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE277
secondary
#3F5CD8
accent
#2BE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480