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#FAFFAC

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FAFFAC

#FAFFAC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 100% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Butter (ΔE 9.2); Pale Yellow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1ACFF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FAFFAC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red250
Green255
Blue172

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 9.2
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 10.0
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FAFFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FAFFAC.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FAFFAC.
19.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FAFFAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FAFFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF8A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFAAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF5EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FAFFAC?

#FAFFAC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 100% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FAFFAC?

Use black text. Black on #FAFFAC has a contrast ratio of 19.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FAFFAC?

Its complementary colour is #B1ACFF, and analogous partners are #FFDBAC and #D1FFAC.