#FBFFAB
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FBFFAB
#FBFFAB 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 9.1); Pale Yellow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AFABFF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBFFAB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.99:1, 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 #FBFFAB?
#FBFFAB 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 #FBFFAB?
Use black text. Black on #FBFFAB has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FBFFAB?
Its complementary colour is #AFABFF, and analogous partners are #FFD9AB and #D1FFAB.