#FBE37E#FBE37E
#FBE37E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.770; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.124 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE37E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 227, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 94%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 50%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 49.8%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.30, -4.48, 51.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.30, 52.12, 94.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.49% -0.0137 0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.49% 0.124 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.0209, 76.9566, 30.8477) |
| Luminance | 0.7695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.12
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.26
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.26
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.59
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.91
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE37E #7E96FB
analogous
#FBA57E #FBE37E #D5FB7E
triadic
#FBE37E #7EFBE3 #E37EFB
tetradic
#FBE37E #7EFBA5 #7E96FB #FB7ED5
square
#FBE37E #7EFBA5 #7E96FB #FB7ED5
split-complementary
#FBE37E #7ED5FB #A57EFB
monochromatic
#F7C908 #F9D643 #FBE37E #FDF0B9 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#FBE37E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.39
#FBE37E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE37E
16.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE37E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE37E | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.39 | 16.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DF75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE782
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe37e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 227, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.124 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeba5',
500: '#fbe37e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe37e; $custom-light: #ffeba5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe37e",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 227,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.48,
"s": 93.985,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91489,
"c": 0.1243,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.76954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE37E
secondary
#4561D9
accent
#2CE600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868480