#FBF9DD#FBF9DD
#FBF9DD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.935; OKLCH L 97.6% C 0.037 H 103.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBF9DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 249, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 79%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 12%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 12%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.42, -3.96, 13.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.42, 14.25, 106.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.64% -0.0087 0.0356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.64% 0.037 103.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(86.7091, 93.4817, 81.8685) |
| Luminance | 0.9348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 1.42
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 1.45
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 1.69
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 2.16
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 3.65
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBF9DD #DDDFFB
analogous
#FBEADD #FBF9DD #EEFBDD
triadic
#FBF9DD #DDFBF9 #F9DDFB
tetradic
#FBF9DD #DDFBEA #DDDFFB #FBDDEE
square
#FBF9DD #DDFBEA #DDDFFB #FBDDEE
split-complementary
#FBF9DD #DDEEFB #EADDFB
monochromatic
#EEE66F #F5EFA6 #FBF9DD #FCFAE4 #FCFAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.07
#FBF9DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.70
#FBF9DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBF9DD
19.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBF9DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBF9DD | 1.00 | 1.07 | 19.70 | 19.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF7DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF8DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF5F1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F8F8F8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbf9dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 249, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.6% 0.037 103.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fcfbe7',
500: '#fbf9dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbf9dd; $custom-light: #fcfbe7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbf9dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 249,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56,
"s": 78.947,
"l": 92.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97637,
"c": 0.03659,
"h": 103.7
},
"luminance": 0.93481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBF9DD
secondary
#9A9FE2
accent
#18DB0A
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFC
border
#D7D7D5
text
#171716
muted
#858584