#F5FDBC
Butter · very light warm green
About #F5FDBC
#F5FDBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 99% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Butter (ΔE 10.1); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C4BCFD — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F5FDBC 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 #F5FDBC?
#F5FDBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 99% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F5FDBC?
Use black text. Black on #F5FDBC has a contrast ratio of 19.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F5FDBC?
Its complementary colour is #C4BCFD, and analogous partners are #FDE4BC and #D5FDBC.