#FAFCCF
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #FAFCCF
#FAFCCF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Cream (ΔE 1.6), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1CFFC (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.89:1, 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 #FAFCCF?
#FAFCCF is a very light, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FAFCCF?
Use black text. Black on #FAFCCF has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FAFCCF?
Its complementary colour is #D1CFFC, and analogous partners are #FCE8CF and #E3FCCF.