#FBE993#FBE993
#FBE993 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.809; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.108 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE993 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 233, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 93%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 41%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 41.4%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.09, -5.52, 43.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.09, 44.29, 97.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.99% -0.0147 0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.99% 0.108 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.1907, 80.8960, 39.3045) |
| Luminance | 0.8089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.53
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.54
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.62
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.82
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.94
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE993 #93A5FB
analogous
#FBB593 #FBE993 #D9FB93
triadic
#FBE993 #93FBE9 #E993FB
tetradic
#FBE993 #93FBB5 #93A5FB #FB93D9
square
#FBE993 #93FBB5 #93A5FB #FB93D9
split-complementary
#FBE993 #93D9FB #B593FB
monochromatic
#F7D11D #F9DD58 #FBE993 #FDF5CE #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#FBE993 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.18
#FBE993 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE993
17.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE993 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE993 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.18 | 17.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E58C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEB96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDDD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe993; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 233, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.108 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#feefb4',
500: '#fbe993',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe993; $custom-light: #feefb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe993",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 233,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.615,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92988,
"c": 0.10806,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.80894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE993
secondary
#576EDB
accent
#28E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181611
muted
#868581