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#DFD182

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #DFD182

#DFD182 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Butter (ΔE 12.0), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #8290DF (cornflower), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green209
Blue130

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 12.0
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 13.3
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 16.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DFD182

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #DFD182.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #DFD182.
13.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD182 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD182
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFCD7C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3D285
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECC7BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD182?

#DFD182 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 82% green and 51% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 42% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD182?

Use black text. Black on #DFD182 has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD182?

Its complementary colour is #8290DF, and analogous partners are #DFA282 and #BEDF82.