#F8FF99
Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow
About #F8FF99
#F8FF99 is a vivid, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 100% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Pale Yellow (ΔE 2.9); Butter comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A099FF — a cornflower tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F8FF99 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.76:1, 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 #F8FF99?
#F8FF99 is a vivid, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 100% green and 60% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F8FF99?
Use black text. Black on #F8FF99 has a contrast ratio of 19.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F8FF99?
Its complementary colour is #A099FF, and analogous partners are #FFD399 and #C5FF99.