#FFE8A3
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FFE8A3
#FFE8A3 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 91% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Butter (ΔE 4.6); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A3BAFF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFE8A3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.32:1, 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 #FFE8A3?
#FFE8A3 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 91% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFE8A3?
Use black text. Black on #FFE8A3 has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFE8A3?
Its complementary colour is #A3BAFF, and analogous partners are #FFBAA3 and #E8FFA3.