#FBEC7E#FBEC7E
#FBEC7E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.820; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.132 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBEC7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 236, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 94%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 50%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6%, 49.8%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.58, -8.98, 54.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.58, 55.40, 99.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.29% -0.0266 0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.29% 0.132 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5471, 82.0090, 31.6898) |
| Luminance | 0.8201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 1.65
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.12
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.27
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.42
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.56
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBEC7E #7E8DFB
analogous
#FBAE7E #FBEC7E #CCFB7E
triadic
#FBEC7E #7EFBEC #EC7EFB
tetradic
#FBEC7E #7EFBAE #7E8DFB #FB7ECC
square
#FBEC7E #7EFBAE #7E8DFB #FB7ECC
split-complementary
#FBEC7E #7ECCFB #AE7EFB
monochromatic
#F7DA08 #F9E343 #FBEC7E #FDF5B9 #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#FBEC7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.40
#FBEC7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBEC7E
17.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBEC7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBEC7E | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.40 | 17.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE674
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFED83
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbec7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 236, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.132 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff1a6',
500: '#fbec7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbec7e; $custom-light: #fff1a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbec7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 236,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.8,
"s": 93.985,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93293,
"c": 0.13228,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.82006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBEC7E
secondary
#4556D9
accent
#1CE600
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#18160F
muted
#868580