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#FBF8F2
#FBF8F2 is a white with almost no color, at step 50 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 17.8:1. On white it reaches only 1.1:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#FBF8F2 shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #FBF8F2 kept exactly at step 50. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FBF8F2
- 100 EDEBE6
- 200 DBD9D4
- 300 C2BFBA
- 400 A5A39D
- 500 8A8782
- 600 6F6D68
- 700 575550
- 800 423F3B
- 900 2D2B28
- 950 191815
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #fbf8f2; --color-gray-100: #edebe6; --color-gray-200: #dbd9d4; --color-gray-300: #c2bfba; --color-gray-400: #a5a39d; --color-gray-500: #8a8782; --color-gray-600: #6f6d68; --color-gray-700: #575550; --color-gray-800: #423f3b; --color-gray-900: #2d2b28; --color-gray-950: #191815;}Is #FBF8F2 readable?
Contrast for text on #FBF8F2 and for #FBF8F2 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 · 1.1APCA Lc 0 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 17.8APCA Lc 101 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #797671 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.1APCA Lc 0 · Not readable
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 17.8APCA Lc 103 · Ideal for body text
Color palettes with #FBF8F2
Six palettes built around #FBF8F2, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#FBF8F2 · #9BBF77 · #EA7100 · #BBECC0 · #352F20
- Complementary#FBF8F2 · #7695D7 · #7CA6FF · #F0D28C · #2C2920
- Split complementary#FBF8F2 · #3E98C8 · #A281EF · #F8E3AF · #292214
- Triadic#FBF8F2 · #00AAC0 · #DD95EB · #FDCE7F · #2C2618
- Tetradic#FBF8F2 · #239C87 · #9EB4FF · #FBC3D1 · #302D25
- Monochromatic#FBF8F2 · #D3AD29 · #DAA900 · #FCCF88 · #25221D
#FBF8F2 as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #FBF8F2 looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FBF8F2
- Brand 100, #EDEBE6
- Brand 200, #DBD9D4
- Brand 300, #C2BFBA
- Brand 400, #A5A39D
- Brand 500, #8A8782
- Brand 600, #6F6D68
- Brand 700, #575550
- Brand 800, #423F3B
- Brand 900, #2D2B28
- Brand 950, #191815
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFA
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F3
- Neutral 200, #E6E5E4
- Neutral 300, #D5D4D2
- Neutral 400, #A2A19E
- Neutral 500, #757370
- Neutral 600, #555451
- Neutral 700, #41403D
- Neutral 800, #292825
- Neutral 900, #191815
- Neutral 950, #0B0A08
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 50 with neutral 950 text, at 18.7:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 50: it already reads on the dark background at 18.7:1.
- 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 #FBF8F2
Lighter and darker versions of #FBF8F2.