#FBE58E#FBE58E
#FBE58E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.785; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.110 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE58E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 229, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 93%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 43%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 43.4%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.01, -4.01, 45.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.01, 45.22, 95.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.12% -0.0108 0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.12% 0.11 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.6873, 78.5035, 36.9098) |
| Luminance | 0.7850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.86
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.89
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.41
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.82
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.39
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE58E #8EA4FB
analogous
#FBAF8E #FBE58E #DBFB8E
triadic
#FBE58E #8EFBE5 #E58EFB
tetradic
#FBE58E #8EFBAF #8EA4FB #FB8EDB
square
#FBE58E #8EFBAF #8EA4FB #FB8EDB
split-complementary
#FBE58E #8EDBFB #AF8EFB
monochromatic
#F7CA18 #F9D753 #FBE58E #FDF3C9 #FEF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#FBE58E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.70
#FBE58E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE58E
16.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE58E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE58E | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.70 | 16.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E187
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE891
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe58e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 229, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.110 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feedb0',
500: '#fbe58e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe58e; $custom-light: #feedb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe58e",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 229,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.89,
"s": 93.162,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92115,
"c": 0.10981,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.78501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE58E
secondary
#536EDB
accent
#2EE600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181611
muted
#868481