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Warm Vanilla Wave

#fbf1d3
Notes

Warm Vanilla Wave (#FBF1D3) is a soft amber with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (45°, 83%, 91%) 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 blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#fbf1d3
RGB
rgb(251, 241, 211)
HSL
hsl(45, 83%, 91%)
HWB
hwb(45 83% 2%)
OKLCH
oklch(95.8% 0.041 91.7)
HSV
hsv(45, 16%, 98%)
LAB
lab(95.21% -1.46 15.71)
LCH
lch(95.21% 15.77 95.31)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 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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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.

#fbf1d3
Original
#f8efd1
Protanopia
#fbf3d4
Deuteranopia
#ffece8
Tritanopia
#f1f1f1
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
1.13:1
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
18.62:1

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