#DDFFB3
Butter · very light cool green
About #DDFFB3
#DDFFB3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 100% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Butter and Pale Yellow (ΔE 18.5), with Pale Yellow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5B3FF (mauve), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.03:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDFFB3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDFFB3?
#DDFFB3 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 100% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DDFFB3?
Use black text. Black on #DDFFB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDFFB3?
Its complementary colour is #D5B3FF, and analogous partners are #FFFBB3 and #B7FFB3.