#EBFFB1
Butter · very light cool green
About #EBFFB1
#EBFFB1 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 100% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Butter (ΔE 13.5), with Pale Yellow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C5B1FF (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 — 19.47:1, 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 #EBFFB1?
#EBFFB1 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 100% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EBFFB1?
Use black text. Black on #EBFFB1 has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBFFB1?
Its complementary colour is #C5B1FF, and analogous partners are #FFECB1 and #C4FFB1.