#F1FFAE
Butter · very light warm green
About #F1FFAE
#F1FFAE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 100% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Butter (ΔE 11.7), with Pale Yellow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCAEFF (mauve), 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 19.66:1 (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 #F1FFAE?
#F1FFAE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 100% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F1FFAE?
Use black text. Black on #F1FFAE has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F1FFAE?
Its complementary colour is #BCAEFF, and analogous partners are #FFE5AE and #C9FFAE.