#F2FDBC
Butter · very light warm green
About #F2FDBC
#F2FDBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 99% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Butter (ΔE 11.1); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7BCFD — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2FDBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.55:1 (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 #F2FDBC?
#F2FDBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 99% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F2FDBC?
Use black text. Black on #F2FDBC has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F2FDBC?
Its complementary colour is #C7BCFD, and analogous partners are #FDE8BC and #D2FDBC.