Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind amber-50 #FFFBEB

Tailwind CSS v3's amber-50 is #FFFBEB. It is a pale grayish amber in the neutral family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.987, chroma 0.021 and hue 95.3°. The nearest CSS named color is ivory (#FFFFF0), ΔE2000 1.9 away.

Relative luminance
0.9625
OKLCH L · C · h
0.987 · 0.021 · 95.3
Best text
Black 20.25:1
Hue family
Neutral
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#FFFBEB color codes

HEX
#FFFBEB
RGB
rgb(255, 251, 235)
HSL
hsl(48, 100%, 96%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.987 0.021 95.3)
OKLab
oklab(0.987 -0.002 0.021)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 98.53, a* -1.36, b* 8.13
XYZ (D65)
X 90.73, Y 96.25, Z 92.38
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 0%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #FFFBEB accessible?

Black text on it reaches 20.25:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.03:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    20.25:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +103

  • White text on it

    1.03:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.03:1

  • As text on black

    20.25:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −105

  • As text on white

    1.03:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.03:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #797567 4.61:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.99 to 0.56 reaches 4.61:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FFFBEB 20.25:1

    It already reaches 20.25:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FFFBEB live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #FFFBEB

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FFFBEB sits at step 50.

  1. 50This color#FFFBEB
    White
    1.03
    Black
    20.25
  2. 100#EFEBDE
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.60
  3. 200#DBD8CA
    White
    1.42
    Black
    14.68
  4. 300#C1BEB0
    White
    1.86
    Black
    11.25
  5. 400#A5A293
    White
    2.56
    Black
    8.18
  6. 500#8A8678
    White
    3.64
    Black
    5.76
  7. 600#726F61
    White
    5.04
    Black
    4.16
  8. 700#5B584B
    White
    7.13
    Black
    2.94
  9. 800#434034
    White
    10.38
    Black
    2.02
  10. 900#2C291F
    White
    14.54
    Black
    1.44
  11. 950#18160E
    White
    18.10
    Black
    1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 amber scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50This color#FFFBEB
    White
    1.03
    Black
    20.25
  2. 100#FEF3C7
    White
    1.11
    Black
    18.85
  3. 200#FDE68A
    White
    1.24
    Black
    16.86
  4. 300#FCD34D
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.56
  5. 400#FBBF24
    White
    1.66
    Black
    12.57
  6. 500#F59E0B
    White
    2.14
    Black
    9.77
  7. 600#D97706
    White
    3.18
    Black
    6.59
  8. 700#B45309
    White
    5.02
    Black
    4.18
  9. 800#92400E
    White
    7.09
    Black
    2.96
  10. 900#78350F
    White
    9.07
    Black
    2.31
  11. 950#451A03
    White
    14.97
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #FFFBEB can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.021; #FFFBEB uses 100% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.025 there: 19% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.021
sRGB edge
0.021
Display P3 edge
0.025
Rec. 2020 edge
0.041
Dominant wavelength
574 nm
Excitation purity
8%
Chromaticity
x 0.3248, y 0.3445
  • This color#FFFBEB
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFFBEB
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.987 0.025 95.3)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fffbeb;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.9852 0.9171); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FFFBEB

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#FFFDF5
  • OKLab50%#FFFDF5
  • OKLCH50%#FFFDF5

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#807E76
  • OKLab50%#63615B
  • OKLCH50%#63615B

Its complement #F9FAFF

  • sRGB50%#FCFBF5
  • OKLab50%#FCFBF5
  • OKLCH50%#FFF9FA
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fffbeb, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fffbeb 50%, white);

In use

#FFFBEB in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:120.25:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.03:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.03:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.03:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #797567 4.61:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:120.25:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:118.06:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:118.06:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:118.06:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FFFBEB looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 7.2; deuteranopia changes it least, 0.0.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #FFFAEA ΔE2000 0.5

    Imperceptible

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #FFFBEB ΔE2000 0.0

    Imperceptible

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFF8F6 ΔE2000 7.2

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #FBFBFB ΔE2000 7.1

    Noticeable

    Reads as white

Pairing check

A near-neutral has no complementary hue to pair with, so tell it apart from neighboring grays by lightness contrast alone.

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FFFBEB

Its complement is #F9FAFF, a near-white.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FFFBEB
  • Complement#F9FAFF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFFAF5
  • Base#FFFBEB
  • +30°#F7FEEE

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FFFBEB
  • +120°#F4FDFF
  • +240°#FFF8FD

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FFFBEB
  • +150°#F7FBFF
  • +210°#FCF9FF

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-amber-50: #fffbeb;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as amber-50;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        amber: { 50: '#fffbeb' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own amber-50; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-amber-50: oklch(0.987 0.021 95.3);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "amber-50": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [1, 0.9843, 0.9216],
        "hex": "#fffbeb"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 amber-50"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let amber50 = Color(.sRGB, red: 1.000, green: 0.984, blue: 0.922, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Amber50 = Color(0xFFFFFBEB)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #FFFBEB in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.