#FBE790#FBE790
#FBE790 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.797; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.109 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE790 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 231, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 93%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 43%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 42.6%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.54, -4.81, 44.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.54, 44.99, 96.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.54% -0.0129 0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.54% 0.109 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.3954, 79.6772, 37.8932) |
| Luminance | 0.7967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.90
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.28
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.48
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.28
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE790 #90A4FB
analogous
#FBB290 #FBE790 #DAFB90
triadic
#FBE790 #90FBE7 #E790FB
tetradic
#FBE790 #90FBB2 #90A4FB #FB90DA
square
#FBE790 #90FBB2 #90A4FB #FB90DA
split-complementary
#FBE790 #90DAFB #B290FB
monochromatic
#F7CD1A #F9DA55 #FBE790 #FDF4CB #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#FBE790 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.93
#FBE790 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE790
16.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE790 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE790 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.93 | 16.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E389
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEA93
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDBD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe790; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 231, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.109 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feeeb2',
500: '#fbe790',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe790; $custom-light: #feeeb2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe790",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 231,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.785,
"s": 93.043,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92543,
"c": 0.10945,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.79675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE790
secondary
#546DDB
accent
#2BE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581