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#FCFFAC

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FCFFAC

#FCFFAC is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 100% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Butter (ΔE 8.6), with Pale Yellow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFACFF (mauve), 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 20.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red252
Green255
Blue172

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 8.6
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 9.9
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 15.2

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

Text on #FCFFAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FCFFAC.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FCFFAC.
20.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FCFFAC
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 #FCFFAC?

#FCFFAC is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 100% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FCFFAC?

Use black text. Black on #FCFFAC has a contrast ratio of 20.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FCFFAC?

Its complementary colour is #AFACFF, and analogous partners are #FFD9AC and #D3FFAC.