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#DFE49B

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #DFE49B

With the hex code #DFE49B, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 89% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Butter — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A09BE4, a wisteria shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green228
Blue155

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 9.6
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 10.6
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 16.6

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

Text on #DFE49B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #DFE49B.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #DFE49B.
15.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFE49B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFE49B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFDE96
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFE09E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8DCD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFE49B?

With the hex code #DFE49B, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 89% green and 61% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFE49B?

Use black text. Black on #DFE49B has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFE49B?

Its complementary colour is #A09BE4, and analogous partners are #E4C49B and #BBE49B.