#FBE56C#FBE56C
#FBE56C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.776; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.142 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 229, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 95%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 57%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.61, -6.90, 60.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.61, 61.00, 96.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.67% -0.0226 0.1407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.67% 0.143 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.5124, 77.6335, 25.4550) |
| Luminance | 0.7763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 1.50
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 1.70
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.47
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.59
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.87
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE56C #6C82FB
analogous
#FB9D6C #FBE56C #CAFB6C
triadic
#FBE56C #6CFBE5 #E56CFB
tetradic
#FBE56C #6CFB9D #6C82FB #FB6CCA
square
#FBE56C #6CFB9D #6C82FB #FB6CCA
split-complementary
#FBE56C #6CCAFB #9D6CFB
monochromatic
#E6C406 #F9DA30 #FBE56C #FDF0A8 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#FBE56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.53
#FBE56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE56C
16.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE56C | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.53 | 16.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DF60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 229, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.142 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffec9a',
500: '#fbe56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe56c; $custom-light: #ffec9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 229,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 94.702,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91672,
"c": 0.1425,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.77631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE56C
secondary
#354ED6
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F