#FBE787#FBE787
#FBE787 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.794; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.119 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE787 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 231, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 94%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 46%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 46.2%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.42, -5.68, 48.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.42, 49.30, 96.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.41% -0.0162 0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.41% 0.119 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.7348, 79.4129, 34.4139) |
| Luminance | 0.7941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.89
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.90
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.35
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.36
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.49
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE787 #879BFB
analogous
#FBAD87 #FBE787 #D5FB87
triadic
#FBE787 #87FBE7 #E787FB
tetradic
#FBE787 #87FBAD #879BFB #FB87D5
square
#FBE787 #87FBAD #879BFB #FB87D5
split-complementary
#FBE787 #87D5FB #AD87FB
monochromatic
#F7CF11 #F9DB4C #FBE787 #FDF3C2 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FBE787 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.88
#FBE787 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE787
16.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE787 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE787 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.88 | 16.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E27F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEA8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDAD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe787; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 231, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.119 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeeab',
500: '#fbe787',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe787; $custom-light: #feeeab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe787",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 231,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.655,
"s": 93.548,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9241,
"c": 0.11879,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.7941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE787
secondary
#4C65DA
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#181610
muted
#868481