#FBE487#FBE487
#FBE487 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.777; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.116 H 95.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE487 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 228, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 94%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 46%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 46.2%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.66, -4.17, 48.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.66, 48.22, 94.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.81% -0.0119 0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.81% 0.116 95.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9023, 77.7480, 34.1364) |
| Luminance | 0.7774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.31
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.34
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.43
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.59
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.62
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE487 #879EFB
analogous
#FBAA87 #FBE487 #D8FB87
triadic
#FBE487 #87FBE4 #E487FB
tetradic
#FBE487 #87FBAA #879EFB #FB87D8
square
#FBE487 #87FBAA #879EFB #FB87D8
split-complementary
#FBE487 #87D8FB #AA87FB
monochromatic
#F7C911 #F9D74C #FBE487 #FDF1C2 #FEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FBE487 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.55
#FBE487 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE487
16.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE487 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE487 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.55 | 16.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E07F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE88B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe487; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 228, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.116 95.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feecab',
500: '#fbe487',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe487; $custom-light: #feecab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe487",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 228,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.103,
"s": 93.548,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91812,
"c": 0.11619,
"h": 95.9
},
"luminance": 0.77745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE487
secondary
#4C68DA
accent
#2EE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481