#FBEAB8Solar (#FBEAB8) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.067. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #FBEAB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 234, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 89%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 27%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.9 -1.7 26.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.939 0.067 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Solar shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe4ab — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffebb4 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#fbeab8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fbebbb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Solar in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.2:1 and against black 17.56:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fbeab8 · #d8c99b · #afa178 · #887c58 · #635839 · #40371c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#fbeab8 · #f3d1a2 · #e6ba98 · #d5a490 · #c29089 · #ac7d83
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#fbeab8 · #9db19c · #9a8b5e · #537a52 · #5e5129 · #2b3d2a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#fbeab8 · #ccc7b7 · #ada487 · #8b8269 · #4b5885 · #2d2819
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fbeab8 · #cbcdd4 · #938f85 · #55565b · #262319 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fbeab8 · #a8a087 · #514729 · #342a07 · #100900 · #e5c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fbeab8 · #c5e0c1 · #2991f4 · #875b4b · #29345b · #041013
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbeab8 · #c8cddd · #6f95b1 · #5e4c79 · #00263e · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fbeab8 · #bdd2d6 · #639aa5 · #6f4669 · #341631 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbeab8 · #bed2ce · #659c92 · #475480 · #3b1421 · #000007
#FBECC0 · #FBEEC8 · #FAF0D0 · #FAF1D8 · #FAF3E0
#CDBE92 · #A2946D · #786C4A · #514729 · #2D240B
#F7EAC3 · #F4EACE · #F0EBD9
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.