#F5FF84
Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow
About #F5FF84
#F5FF84 is a vivid, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 100% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Yellow (ΔE 9.8); Lemon comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8E84FF — a royal blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F5FF84 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.52:1 (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 #F5FF84?
#F5FF84 is a vivid, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 100% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F5FF84?
Use black text. Black on #F5FF84 has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F5FF84?
Its complementary colour is #8E84FF, and analogous partners are #FFCB84 and #B8FF84.