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#fbeeb4 color: Dear Melissa

#fbeeb4 is rgb(251, 238, 180) in RGB and oklch(94.564% 0.07544 96.962) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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49°
100%

94.6%
0.075
97°
  • Beige
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Vanilla
  • amber-100
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.17:1Hard to read
Lc -9
Black text
17.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 96

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About #fbeeb4

#fbeeb4 is a pastel very light beige color. In OKLCH it has 94.6% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 97°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.17:1 contrast and black text 17.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dear Melissa (#feecb3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-100.

More very light beige colors

Lighter: #fbeeb4 mixed with white

  1. fbeeb4
  2. fbf0bc
  3. fcf2c4
  4. fcf3cb
  5. fdf5d3
  6. fdf7da
  7. fdf8e2
  8. fefae9
  9. fefcf0
  10. fffdf8

Darker: #fbeeb4 mixed with black

  1. fbeeb4
  2. dacf9c
  3. bab185
  4. 9c936e
  5. 7e7758
  6. 615c44
  7. 464230
  8. 2d2a1d
  9. 15140c
  10. 030302

Calmer: #fbeeb4 with less saturation

  1. fbeeb4
  2. faeeba
  3. f8eec0
  4. f7eec6
  5. f5eecc
  6. f4eed1
  7. f2eed7
  8. f1eddd
  9. f0ede2
  10. eeede7

Questions about #fbeeb4

What color is #fbeeb4?

#fbeeb4 is pastel very light beige. The closest named color is Dear Melissa. In RGB it is rgb(251, 238, 180), in HSL hsl(49.01, 89.87%, 84.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(94.564% 0.07544 96.962).

What colors go well with #fbeeb4?

The complementary color of #fbeeb4 is #e4ebff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffe5bd and #dff7c1. The triadic partners are #b5faff and #ffdcfe.

Is white or black text more readable on #fbeeb4?

Black text reads better on #fbeeb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and black gives 17.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fbeeb4 a warm or cool color?

#fbeeb4 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 97 degrees, its lightness 94.6% and its chroma 0.075.