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#FBFFBF

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FBFFBF

#FBFFBF is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 100% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Butter (ΔE 9.5), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3BFFF (periwinkle), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 20.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red251
Green255
Blue191

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 9.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 9.7
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #FBFFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FBFFBF.
1.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FBFFBF.
20.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FBFFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF9BB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFBC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF7EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBFFBF?

#FBFFBF is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 100% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBFFBF?

Use black text. Black on #FBFFBF has a contrast ratio of 20.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBFFBF?

Its complementary colour is #C3BFFF, and analogous partners are #FFE3BF and #DBFFBF.