#FEF2CB#FEF2CB
#FEF2CB is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.889; OKLCH L 96.1% C 0.052 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FEF2CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 242, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 96%, 90%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 20%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 20.1%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.53, -2.06, 20.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.53, 20.41, 95.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.08% -0.0027 0.0521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.08% 0.052 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(83.4044, 88.8884, 69.2519) |
| Luminance | 0.8889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 2.72
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 3.50
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 3.63
Cream
#FFFDD0
ΔE00 4.55
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 4.73
Papayawhip
#FFEFD5
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FEF2CB #CBD7FE
analogous
#FED9CB #FEF2CB #F1FECB
triadic
#FEF2CB #CBFEF2 #F2CBFE
tetradic
#FEF2CB #CBFED9 #CBD7FE #FECBF1
square
#FEF2CB #CBFED9 #CBD7FE #FECBF1
split-complementary
#FEF2CB #CBF1FE #D9CBFE
monochromatic
#FCD453 #FDE38F #FEF2CB #FEF7E1 #FEF7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.12
#FEF2CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.78
#FEF2CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FEF2CB
18.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FEF2CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FEF2CB | 1.00 | 1.12 | 18.78 | 18.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBF0C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEF4CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFECE7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F2F2F2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fef2cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(254, 242, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.1% 0.052 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff6db',
500: '#fef2cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fef2cb; $custom-light: #fff6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fef2cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 254,
"g": 242,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.882,
"s": 96.226,
"l": 89.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96081,
"c": 0.05219,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.88887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FEF2CB
secondary
#869DE7
accent
#36E600
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFB
border
#D7D6D4
text
#181715
muted
#868584