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#FEF8EC
#FEF8EC 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.
#FEF8EC shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #FEF8EC kept exactly at step 50. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FEF8EC
- 100 EFEBE2
- 200 DDD9CF
- 300 C4BFB4
- 400 A8A298
- 500 8C877C
- 600 726D62
- 700 59554B
- 800 433F37
- 900 2E2B24
- 950 1B1812
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #fef8ec; --color-gray-100: #efebe2; --color-gray-200: #ddd9cf; --color-gray-300: #c4bfb4; --color-gray-400: #a8a298; --color-gray-500: #8c877c; --color-gray-600: #726d62; --color-gray-700: #59554b; --color-gray-800: #433f37; --color-gray-900: #2e2b24; --color-gray-950: #1b1812;}Is #FEF8EC readable?
Contrast for text on #FEF8EC and for #FEF8EC 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: #7C766C · 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 #FEF8EC
Six palettes built around #FEF8EC, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#FEF8EC · #C9B050 · #FF975A · #CDF1CC · #2D271E
- Complementary#FEF8EC · #6C92F0 · #639FFF · #F8D591 · #2A2317
- Split complementary#FEF8EC · #4FA2CC · #9B90FB · #F8D390 · #2C271E
- Triadic#FEF8EC · #00A2B4 · #C279D5 · #FDE7A0 · #262218
- Tetradic#FEF8EC · #2EA38A · #78A0F8 · #FFC5D8 · #373125
- Monochromatic#FEF8EC · #E2A434 · #D4AD00 · #FFE5BA · #2F2C27
#FEF8EC as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #FEF8EC looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FEF8EC
- Brand 100, #EFEBE2
- Brand 200, #DDD9CF
- Brand 300, #C4BFB4
- Brand 400, #A8A298
- Brand 500, #8C877C
- Brand 600, #726D62
- Brand 700, #59554B
- Brand 800, #433F37
- Brand 900, #2E2B24
- Brand 950, #1B1812
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAF9
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F2
- Neutral 200, #E6E5E2
- Neutral 300, #D6D4D0
- Neutral 400, #A3A09B
- Neutral 500, #76736D
- Neutral 600, #57544E
- Neutral 700, #43403B
- Neutral 800, #2A2823
- Neutral 900, #1A1813
- Neutral 950, #0C0A06
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 #FEF8EC
Lighter and darker versions of #FEF8EC.