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Plush Cream Pearl

#fbe9dd
Notes

Plush Cream Pearl (#FBE9DD) is a soft orange with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (24°, 79%, 93%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#fbe9dd
RGB
rgb(251, 233, 221)
HSL
hsl(24, 79%, 93%)
HWB
hwb(24 87% 2%)
OKLCH
oklch(94.5% 0.025 56.1)
HSV
hsv(24, 12%, 98%)
LAB
lab(93.45% 4.15 8.03)
LCH
lch(93.45% 9.03 62.67)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 2%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#fbe9dd
Original
#eeeadc
Protanopia
#f2eedd
Deuteranopia
#ffe6e6
Tritanopia
#ececec
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.18:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
17.80:1

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