Light gray
#F8ECDC
#F8ECDC is a light gray with almost no color, at step 100 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 16.2:1. On white it reaches only 1.2:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#F8ECDC shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #F8ECDC kept exactly at step 100. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FEF5EA
- 100 F8ECDC
- 200 E1D8CB
- 300 C8BEB0
- 400 ACA193
- 500 918677
- 600 766B5E
- 700 5D5447
- 800 473E33
- 900 312A21
- 950 1D1710
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #fef5ea; --color-gray-100: #f8ecdc; --color-gray-200: #e1d8cb; --color-gray-300: #c8beb0; --color-gray-400: #aca193; --color-gray-500: #918677; --color-gray-600: #766b5e; --color-gray-700: #5d5447; --color-gray-800: #473e33; --color-gray-900: #312a21; --color-gray-950: #1d1710;}Is #F8ECDC readable?
Contrast for text on #F8ECDC and for #F8ECDC used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.2APCA Lc 9 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 16.2APCA Lc 95 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #807567 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.2APCA Lc 8 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 16.2APCA Lc 96 · Ideal for body text
Color palettes with #F8ECDC
Six palettes built around #F8ECDC, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#F8ECDC · #C5B164 · #FF9977 · #D9F3C9 · #241F18
- Complementary#F8ECDC · #3E94E3 · #67A2FD · #FFE6BF · #372D1E
- Split complementary#F8ECDC · #35A4C4 · #A4AFFF · #FFDFBD · #282017
- Triadic#F8ECDC · #009C9D · #C572F4 · #FFE1AA · #2E261C
- Tetradic#F8ECDC · #039F75 · #81B0FF · #FFCFE9 · #36291B
- Monochromatic#F8ECDC · #E1A350 · #E1A600 · #FFD594 · #34312A
#F8ECDC as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #F8ECDC looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FEF5EA
- Brand 100, #F8ECDC
- Brand 200, #E1D8CB
- Brand 300, #C8BEB0
- Brand 400, #ACA193
- Brand 500, #918677
- Brand 600, #766B5E
- Brand 700, #5D5447
- Brand 800, #473E33
- Brand 900, #312A21
- Brand 950, #1D1710
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAF9
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F2
- Neutral 200, #E7E5E2
- Neutral 300, #D7D4CF
- Neutral 400, #A5A099
- Neutral 500, #78726B
- Neutral 600, #59534C
- Neutral 700, #443F39
- Neutral 800, #2B2721
- Neutral 900, #1B1712
- Neutral 950, #0D0905
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #51A867
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #F0AF59
- Warning 400, #D29541
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D4534A
- Danger 600, #B93B35
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3E8CC9
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 100 with neutral 950 text, at 17.0:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 100: it already reads on the dark background at 17.0:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #F8ECDC
Lighter and darker versions of #F8ECDC.