#FAFFB4
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FAFFB4
#FAFFB4 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 100% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Butter (ΔE 8.2), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B9B4FF (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 20.03:1 (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 #FAFFB4?
#FAFFB4 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 100% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FAFFB4?
Use black text. Black on #FAFFB4 has a contrast ratio of 20.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FAFFB4?
Its complementary colour is #B9B4FF, and analogous partners are #FFDFB4 and #D5FFB4.