#FFEB9E#FFEB9E
#FFEB9E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.831; OKLCH L 93.9% C 0.099 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFEB9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 235, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 38%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.08, -3.81, 39.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.08, 40.02, 95.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.91% -0.0091 0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.91% 0.099 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.1214, 83.1477, 44.3278) |
| Luminance | 0.8315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.79
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.35
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.01
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.10
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.26
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFEB9E #9EB2FF
analogous
#FFBA9E #FFEB9E #E2FF9E
triadic
#FFEB9E #9EFFEB #EB9EFF
tetradic
#FFEB9E #9EFFBA #9EB2FF #FF9EE2
square
#FFEB9E #9EFFBA #9EB2FF #FF9EE2
split-complementary
#FFEB9E #9EE2FF #BA9EFF
monochromatic
#FFD224 #FFDE61 #FFEB9E #FFF8DB #FFF9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FFEB9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.63
#FFEB9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFEB9E
17.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFEB9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFEB9E | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.63 | 17.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE798
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEEA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffeb9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 235, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.9% 0.099 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff1bb',
500: '#ffeb9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffeb9e; $custom-light: #fff1bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffeb9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 235,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.629,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93905,
"c": 0.09851,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.83145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFEB9E
secondary
#5F7AE3
accent
#2FE600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#181612
muted
#868582