#FBEF8B#FBEF8B
#FBEF8B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.841; OKLCH L 94.1% C 0.122 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBEF8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 239, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 93%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 45%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 44.6%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.50, -9.29, 49.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.50, 50.48, 100.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.07% -0.0263 0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.07% 0.122 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.3121, 84.1086, 36.6885) |
| Luminance | 0.8411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 1.95
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.46
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.61
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.15
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.27
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBEF8B #8B97FB
analogous
#FBB78B #FBEF8B #CFFB8B
triadic
#FBEF8B #8BFBEF #EF8BFB
tetradic
#FBEF8B #8BFBB7 #8B97FB #FB8BCF
square
#FBEF8B #8BFBB7 #8B97FB #FB8BCF
split-complementary
#FBEF8B #8BCFFB #B78BFB
monochromatic
#F7DF15 #F9E750 #FBEF8B #FDF7C6 #FEFBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#FBEF8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.82
#FBEF8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBEF8B
17.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBEF8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBEF8B | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.82 | 17.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE983
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEF8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbef8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 239, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.1% 0.122 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fef4ae',
500: '#fbef8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbef8b; $custom-light: #fef4ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbef8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 239,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.571,
"s": 93.333,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94072,
"c": 0.12223,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.84106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBEF8B
secondary
#505FDA
accent
#19E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181710
muted
#868581