#FBFFB4
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FBFFB4
#FBFFB4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 100% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Butter (ΔE 7.9); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B8B4FF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBFFB4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.06:1 (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 #FBFFB4?
#FBFFB4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 100% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FBFFB4?
Use black text. Black on #FBFFB4 has a contrast ratio of 20.06:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FBFFB4?
Its complementary colour is #B8B4FF, and analogous partners are #FFDEB4 and #D5FFB4.