#F9FFAC
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #F9FFAC
#F9FFAC is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 100% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Butter (ΔE 9.5), with Pale Yellow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B2ACFF (mauve), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.93:1 (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 #F9FFAC?
#F9FFAC is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 100% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F9FFAC?
Use black text. Black on #F9FFAC has a contrast ratio of 19.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F9FFAC?
Its complementary colour is #B2ACFF, and analogous partners are #FFDCAC and #D0FFAC.