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#FBFFAC

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FBFFAC

With the hex code #FBFFAC, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 100% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Butter — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Pale Yellow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0ACFF, a mauve shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green255
Blue172

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 8.9
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 9.9
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.3

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

Text on #FBFFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FBFFAC.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FBFFAC.
20.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FBFFAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF8A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFBAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF5EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBFFAC?

With the hex code #FBFFAC, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 98% red, 100% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FBFFAC?

Use black text. Black on #FBFFAC has a contrast ratio of 20.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBFFAC?

Its complementary colour is #B0ACFF, and analogous partners are #FFDAAC and #D2FFAC.