#F5E8BC

Accessibility

AAA

17.15:1

Vs white / black

1.22:1 · 17.15:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#f5e8bc

RGB

rgb(245, 232, 188)

RGBA

rgba(245, 232, 188, 1)

HSL

hsl(46, 74%, 85%)

HSLA

hsla(46, 74%, 85%, 1)

HSV

hsv(46, 23%, 96%)

LAB

lab(92.02% -2.37 23.04)

LCH

lch(92.02% 23.16 95.87)

OKLAB

oklab(0.9304 -0.0036 0.0588)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9304 0.0589 93.5)

XYZ

xyz(75.59, 80.76, 59.17)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 4%)

CSS

color: #f5e8bc;

CSS variable

--color-f5e8bc: #f5e8bc;

SCSS

$color-f5e8bc: #f5e8bc;

JavaScript

const color = "#f5e8bc";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#f5e8bc";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#f5e8bc" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#f5e8bc", "rgb": { "r": 245, "g": 232, "b": 188 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.9304 0.0589 93.5)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#f5e8bc-1: #f5e8bc;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

amber-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.36 · #FEF3C7

Nearest CSS named color

Wheat

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.14 · #F5DEB3

Nearest Material color

amber-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.43 · #FFECB3

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.38 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf5db 100f0e8cb 200ded4b3 300c9be98 400aea178 50092865d 6007a704d 70062593c 8004b432b 900352f1c 9501f1a0a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fefdf9 fdfbf4 fdf9ee fcf7e9 fbf5e3 faf4de f9f2d8 f8f0d2 f8eecd f7ecc7 f6eac2 f5e8bc e1d5ac ccc19d b8ae8d a39b7d 8f876e 7b745e 66614e 524d3f 3d3a2f 29271f 141310

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fefdf9 fdfbf4 fdf9ee fcf7e9 fbf5e3 faf4de f9f2d8 f8f0d2 f8eecd f7ecc7 f6eac2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

e1d5ac ccc19d b8ae8d a39b7d 8f876e 7b745e 66614e 524d3f 3d3a2f 29271f 141310

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

ebdfb7 e2d7b2 d8cead cec5a8 c4bda3 bbb49e b1ab99 a7a394 9d9a8f 94918a 8a8985

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#F5E8BCStop 1 #BCCAF5Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#F5CCBCStop 1 #F5E8BCStop 2 #E6F5BCStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#F5E8BCStop 1 #BCF5E8Stop 2 #E8BCF5Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#F5E8BCStop 1 #BCE6F5Stop 2 #CCBCF5Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#59470DStop 1 #9B7C17Stop 2 #DEB221Stop 3 #E8C964Stop 4 #F2E0A6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #f5e8bc works

#F5E8BC (#f5e8bc) sits in the amber family at about 46° hue, 74% saturation, and 85% lightness. Contrast is 1.22:1 on white and 17.15:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: amber-100 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #f5e8bc as small body text on white — 1.22:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Confidence, warmth, and caution. Useful for notifications and premium earthy palettes. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Amber range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind amber 100#FEF3C7 Material Amber 100#FFECB3 Wheat#F5DEB3 LemonChiffon#FFFACD Material Yellow 100#FFF9C4 Moccasin#FFE4B5 Tailwind yellow 100#FEF9C3 PaleGoldenRod#EEE8AA Sour Lemon#FFEAA7 LightGoldenRodYellow#FAFAD2 Cornsilk#FFF8DC BlanchedAlmond#FFEBCD

Where #f5e8bc works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #f5e8bc as small body text on white — 1.22:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.