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#FEF8EE
#FEF8EE 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.
#FEF8EE shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #FEF8EE kept exactly at step 50. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FEF8EE
- 100 EFEBE3
- 200 DDD8D0
- 300 C4BFB6
- 400 A8A299
- 500 8C877E
- 600 726C64
- 700 59554D
- 800 433F38
- 900 2E2B25
- 950 1B1813
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #fef8ee; --color-gray-100: #efebe3; --color-gray-200: #ddd8d0; --color-gray-300: #c4bfb6; --color-gray-400: #a8a299; --color-gray-500: #8c877e; --color-gray-600: #726c64; --color-gray-700: #59554d; --color-gray-800: #433f38; --color-gray-900: #2e2b25; --color-gray-950: #1b1813;}Is #FEF8EE readable?
Contrast for text on #FEF8EE and for #FEF8EE 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 102 · Ideal for body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #7B766D · 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 #FEF8EE
Six palettes built around #FEF8EE, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#FEF8EE · #C5B162 · #EE7D4C · #BBE8AC · #2C271E
- Complementary#FEF8EE · #658CE6 · #559CF6 · #FFE5A6 · #262218
- Split complementary#FEF8EE · #3A99C4 · #A392F1 · #F4D395 · #383125
- Triadic#FEF8EE · #00A6A4 · #DB71D8 · #FFE4BF · #302C27
- Tetradic#FEF8EE · #4FAF8D · #6DADFF · #FFDEEA · #302819
- Monochromatic#FEF8EE · #D1AB5E · #E2A52B · #FAD197 · #2D2615
#FEF8EE as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #FEF8EE looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FEF8EE
- Brand 100, #EFEBE3
- Brand 200, #DDD8D0
- Brand 300, #C4BFB6
- Brand 400, #A8A299
- Brand 500, #8C877E
- Brand 600, #726C64
- Brand 700, #59554D
- Brand 800, #433F38
- Brand 900, #2E2B25
- Brand 950, #1B1813
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAF9
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F3
- Neutral 200, #E6E5E3
- Neutral 300, #D6D4D1
- Neutral 400, #A3A09C
- Neutral 500, #76736E
- Neutral 600, #57544F
- Neutral 700, #43403B
- Neutral 800, #2A2824
- Neutral 900, #1A1814
- Neutral 950, #0C0A07
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 #FEF8EE
Lighter and darker versions of #FEF8EE.