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Pastelambersoft

Soft Vanilla Mirror

#fbf8e7
Notes

Soft Vanilla Mirror (#FBF8E7) 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 (51°, 71%, 95%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. 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
#fbf8e7
RGB
rgb(251, 248, 231)
HSL
hsl(51, 71%, 95%)
HWB
hwb(51 91% 2%)
OKLCH
oklch(97.7% 0.023 98.6)
HSV
hsv(51, 8%, 98%)
LAB
lab(97.40% -1.87 8.52)
LCH
lch(97.40% 8.72 102.37)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 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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Harmonies

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.

#fbf8e7
Original
#fcf7e6
Protanopia
#fdf8e8
Deuteranopia
#fff5f3
Tritanopia
#f7f7f7
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
1.07:1
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
19.68:1

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