#F2FFB1
Butter · very light warm green
About #F2FFB1
#F2FFB1 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 100% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Butter (ΔE 11.0); Pale Yellow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEB1FF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2FFB1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.71:1, 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 #F2FFB1?
#F2FFB1 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 100% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F2FFB1?
Use black text. Black on #F2FFB1 has a contrast ratio of 19.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F2FFB1?
Its complementary colour is #BEB1FF, and analogous partners are #FFE5B1 and #CBFFB1.