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#FBFFB6

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FBFFB6

#FBFFB6 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 very close to Butter (ΔE 8.0), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BAB6FF (periwinkle), 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 20.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green255
Blue182

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 8.0
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 12.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #FBFFB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FBFFB6.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FBFFB6.
20.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBFFB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBFFB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF9B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFBB9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF6EC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBFFB6?

#FBFFB6 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 #FBFFB6?

Use black text. Black on #FBFFB6 has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBFFB6?

Its complementary colour is #BAB6FF, and analogous partners are #FFDFB6 and #D6FFB6.