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#fbeaa1 color: Lemon Butter

#fbeaa1 is rgb(251, 234, 161) in RGB and oklch(93.418% 0.09359 96.624) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

93.4%
0.094
97°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • amber-200
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.21:1Hard to read
Lc -12
Black text
17.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 93

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About #fbeaa1

#fbeaa1 is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 93.4% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.21:1 contrast and black text 17.39:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lemon Butter (#fce99f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #fbeaa1 mixed with white

  1. fbeaa1
  2. fbecab
  3. fceeb5
  4. fcf1bf
  5. fdf3c8
  6. fdf5d1
  7. fdf7db
  8. fef9e4
  9. fefbed
  10. fffdf6

Darker: #fbeaa1 mixed with black

  1. fbeaa1
  2. dacb8b
  3. baae76
  4. 9c9162
  5. 7e754e
  6. 615a3c
  7. 46412a
  8. 2d2919
  9. 151309
  10. 030301

Calmer: #fbeaa1 with less saturation

  1. fbeaa1
  2. f9eaa9
  3. f7eab1
  4. f6eab8
  5. f4eac0
  6. f2eac7
  7. f0eace
  8. eeead5
  9. edeadc
  10. ebe9e2

Questions about #fbeaa1

What color is #fbeaa1?

#fbeaa1 is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Lemon Butter. In RGB it is rgb(251, 234, 161), in HSL hsl(48.67, 91.84%, 80.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(93.418% 0.09359 96.624).

What colors go well with #fbeaa1?

The complementary color of #fbeaa1 is #dfe7ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffe0b3 and #d9f5b1. The triadic partners are #a8f8ff and #ffd6fd.

Is white or black text more readable on #fbeaa1?

Black text reads better on #fbeaa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and black gives 17.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fbeaa1 a warm or cool color?

#fbeaa1 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 93.4% and its chroma 0.094.