#FFEEBA

Accessibility

AAA

18.19:1

Vs white / black

1.15:1 · 18.19:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ffeeba

RGB

rgb(255, 238, 186)

RGBA

rgba(255, 238, 186, 1)

HSL

hsl(45, 100%, 86%)

HSLA

hsla(45, 100%, 86%, 1)

HSV

hsv(45, 27%, 100%)

LAB

lab(94.29% -1.99 27.31)

LCH

lch(94.29% 27.38 94.17)

OKLAB

oklab(0.9502 -0.0025 0.0691)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9502 0.0691 92.07)

XYZ

xyz(80.68, 85.96, 58.79)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 0%)

CSS

color: #ffeeba;

CSS variable

--color-ffeeba: #ffeeba;

SCSS

$color-ffeeba: #ffeeba;

JavaScript

const color = "#ffeeba";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ffeeba";

React

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

JSON

{ "hex": "#ffeeba", "rgb": { "r": 255, "g": 238, "b": 186 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.9502 0.0691 92.07)" }

Export

Developer code

css

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

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 2.72 · #FEF3C7

Nearest CSS named color

Moccasin

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.25 · #FFE4B5

Nearest Material color

amber-100

Similar · ΔE 1.26 · #FFECB3

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 17.85 · #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.

50fff5d6 100f3e8c6 200e1d4ad 300ccbd91 400b1a16f 500958555 6007d6f46 700645935 8004c4326 900362f18 950201a06

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fffef9 fffcf4 fffbee fff9e8 fff8e2 fff7dd fff5d7 fff4d1 fff2cb fff1c6 ffefc0 ffeeba eadaab d5c69b bfb38c aa9f7c 958b6c 80775d 6a634e 554f3e 403c2f 2a281f 151410

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fffef9 fffcf4 fffbee fff9e8 fff8e2 fff7dd fff5d7 fff4d1 fff2cb fff1c6 ffefc0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

eadaab d5c69b bfb38c aa9f7c 958b6c 80775d 6a634e 554f3e 403c2f 2a281f 151410

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

f4e5b5 eadcb0 dfd3ac d5c9a7 cac0a2 c0b79d b5ae98 aaa593 a09c8f 95928a 8b8985

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#FFEEBAStop 1 #B8C9FFStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#FFC9B8Stop 1 #FFEEBAStop 2 #EDFFB8Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#FFEEBAStop 1 #B8FFEDStop 2 #EDB8FFStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#FFEEBAStop 1 #B8EDFFStop 2 #C9B8FFStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#664D00Stop 1 #B38600Stop 2 #FFBF00Stop 3 #FFD24DStop 4 #FFE699Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ffeeba works

#FFEEBA (#ffeeba) sits in the amber family at about 45° hue, 100% saturation, and 86% lightness. Contrast is 1.15:1 on white and 18.19:1 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 #ffeeba as small body text on white — 1.15:1 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

Material Amber 100#FFECB3 Tailwind amber 100#FEF3C7 Sour Lemon#FFEAA7 Material Yellow 100#FFF9C4 Moccasin#FFE4B5 Tailwind yellow 100#FEF9C3 Wheat#F5DEB3 LemonChiffon#FFFACD PaleGoldenRod#EEE8AA Material Orange 100#FFE0B2 NavajoWhite#FFDEAD Web Safe #FFFFCC#FFFFCC