#FCFFBF
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FCFFBF
#FCFFBF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 100% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Butter (ΔE 9.2); Cream comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2BFFF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FCFFBF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 20.20:1, 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 #FCFFBF?
#FCFFBF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 100% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FCFFBF?
Use black text. Black on #FCFFBF has a contrast ratio of 20.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FCFFBF?
Its complementary colour is #C2BFFF, and analogous partners are #FFE2BF and #DCFFBF.