#FBE588#FBE588
#FBE588 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.783; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.116 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE588 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 229, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 93%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 46%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 45.8%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.93, -4.58, 47.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.93, 48.10, 95.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.03% -0.013 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.03% 0.116 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.2489, 78.3281, 34.6009) |
| Luminance | 0.7833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.50
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.67
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.32
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.54
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.84
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE588 #889EFB
analogous
#FBAB88 #FBE588 #D7FB88
triadic
#FBE588 #88FBE5 #E588FB
tetradic
#FBE588 #88FBAB #889EFB #FB88D7
square
#FBE588 #88FBAB #889EFB #FB88D7
split-complementary
#FBE588 #88D7FB #AB88FB
monochromatic
#F7CB12 #F9D84D #FBE588 #FDF2C3 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FBE588 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.67
#FBE588 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE588
16.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE588 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE588 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.67 | 16.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E180
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE88C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD8CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe588; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 229, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.116 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feedac',
500: '#fbe588',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe588; $custom-light: #feedac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe588",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 229,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.522,
"s": 93.496,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92026,
"c": 0.11603,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.78325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE588
secondary
#4D68DA
accent
#2CE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481