#FDF9DB#FDF9DB
#FDF9DB is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.937; OKLCH L 97.7% C 0.039 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FDF9DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 249, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 89%, 93%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 13%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 13.4%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(97.53, -3.57, 14.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(97.53, 15.31, 103.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(97.75% -0.0074 0.0386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.75% 0.039 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(87.1687, 93.7493, 80.5075) |
| Luminance | 0.9375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 1.57
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 1.99
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 2.09
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 2.30
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 3.12
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 3.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FDF9DB #DBDFFD
analogous
#FDE8DB #FDF9DB #F0FDDB
triadic
#FDF9DB #DBFDF9 #F9DBFD
tetradic
#FDF9DB #DBFDE8 #DBDFFD #FDDBF0
square
#FDF9DB #DBFDE8 #DBDFFD #FDDBF0
split-complementary
#FDF9DB #DBF0FD #E8DBFD
monochromatic
#F7E667 #FAEFA1 #FDF9DB #FDFAE2 #FDFAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.06
#FDF9DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.75
#FDF9DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FDF9DB
19.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FDF9DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FDF9DB | 1.00 | 1.06 | 19.75 | 19.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF7D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF9DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFF5F0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F8F8F8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fdf9db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(253, 249, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(97.7% 0.039 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fefbe6',
500: '#fdf9db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fdf9db; $custom-light: #fefbe6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fdf9db",
"rgb": {
"r": 253,
"g": 249,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.941,
"s": 89.474,
"l": 92.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.97745,
"c": 0.0393,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.93748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FDF9DB
secondary
#959FE7
accent
#1BE600
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFFFC
border
#D7D7D5
text
#171715
muted
#858584