#FBE778#FBE778
#FBE778 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.790; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.133 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE778 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 231, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 94%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 52.2%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.24, -6.99, 55.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.24, 56.31, 97.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.21% -0.0215 0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.21% 0.133 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7521, 79.0199, 29.2385) |
| Luminance | 0.7902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 2.29
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.31
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.57
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.35
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.46
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE778 #788CFB
analogous
#FBA678 #FBE778 #CDFB78
triadic
#FBE778 #78FBE7 #E778FB
tetradic
#FBE778 #78FBA6 #788CFB #FB78CD
square
#FBE778 #78FBA6 #788CFB #FB78CD
split-complementary
#FBE778 #78CDFB #A678FB
monochromatic
#F1CE07 #F9DC3D #FBE778 #FDF2B3 #FEFAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#FBE778 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.80
#FBE778 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE778
16.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE778 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE778 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.80 | 16.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E26E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE97D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe778; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 231, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.133 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffeea2',
500: '#fbe778',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe778; $custom-light: #ffeea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe778",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 231,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.84,
"s": 94.245,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92212,
"c": 0.13343,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.79017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE778
secondary
#3F57D8
accent
#23E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160F
muted
#868480