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#F3FDBC

Butter · very light warm green

About #F3FDBC

With the hex code #F3FDBC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 99% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Butter — a ΔE of 10.8 — followed by Cream. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6BCFD, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red243
Green253
Blue188

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 10.8
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 11.0
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #F3FDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #F3FDBC.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #F3FDBC.
19.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3FDBC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3FDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF6B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF8BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAF6EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3FDBC?

With the hex code #F3FDBC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 99% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F3FDBC?

Use black text. Black on #F3FDBC has a contrast ratio of 19.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3FDBC?

Its complementary colour is #C6BCFD, and analogous partners are #FDE7BC and #D2FDBC.