#D5FFB4
Butter · very light cool green
About #D5FFB4
With the hex code #D5FFB4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 100% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Butter and Pale Yellow — a ΔE of 21.3 — followed by Pale Yellow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEB4FF, a mauve shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5FFB4?
With the hex code #D5FFB4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 100% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D5FFB4?
Use black text. Black on #D5FFB4 has a contrast ratio of 18.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5FFB4?
Its complementary colour is #DEB4FF, and analogous partners are #FBFFB4 and #B4FFB9.