#FBE491#FBE491
#FBE491 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.780; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.106 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 228, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 93%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 42%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 42.2%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.80, -3.20, 43.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.80, 43.42, 94.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.96% -0.0082 0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.96% 0.106 94.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.6397, 78.0430, 38.0200) |
| Luminance | 0.7804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.89
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.17
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.26
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE491 #91A8FB
analogous
#FBAF91 #FBE491 #DDFB91
triadic
#FBE491 #91FBE4 #E491FB
tetradic
#FBE491 #91FBAF #91A8FB #FB91DD
square
#FBE491 #91FBAF #91A8FB #FB91DD
split-complementary
#FBE491 #91DDFB #AF91FB
monochromatic
#F7C71B #F9D656 #FBE491 #FDF2CC #FEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FBE491 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.61
#FBE491 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE491
16.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE491 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE491 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.61 | 16.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E08B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE894
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe491; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 228, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.106 94.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feecb2',
500: '#fbe491',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe491; $custom-light: #feecb2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe491",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 228,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.981,
"s": 92.982,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91963,
"c": 0.1058,
"h": 94.4
},
"luminance": 0.7804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE491
secondary
#5572DB
accent
#32E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#181611
muted
#868481