#FBF9DC#FBF9DC
#FBF9DC is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.934; OKLCH L 97.6% C 0.038 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBF9DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 249, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 79%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 12%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 12.4%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.40, -4.12, 14.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.40, 14.76, 106.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.61% -0.0091 0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.61% 0.038 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(86.5763, 93.4286, 81.1689) |
| Luminance | 0.9343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 1.51
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 1.53
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 1.64
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 2.24
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 3.34
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 3.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBF9DC #DCDEFB
analogous
#FBEADC #FBF9DC #EEFBDC
triadic
#FBF9DC #DCFBF9 #F9DCFB
tetradic
#FBF9DC #DCFBEA #DCDEFB #FBDCEE
square
#FBF9DC #DCFBEA #DCDEFB #FBDCEE
split-complementary
#FBF9DC #DCEEFB #EADCFB
monochromatic
#EEE66E #F5F0A5 #FBF9DC #FCFAE4 #FCFAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.07
#FBF9DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.69
#FBF9DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBF9DC
19.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBF9DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBF9DC | 1.00 | 1.07 | 19.69 | 19.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF7DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF8DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF5F1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F7F7F7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbf9dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 249, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.6% 0.038 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcfbe6',
500: '#fbf9dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbf9dc; $custom-light: #fcfbe6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbf9dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 249,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.129,
"s": 79.487,
"l": 92.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97613,
"c": 0.03787,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.93428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBF9DC
secondary
#999EE2
accent
#17DC0A
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFC
border
#D7D7D5
text
#171716
muted
#858584