#FFED7F
Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow
About #FFED7F
#FFED7F is a very light, vivid yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 93% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Pale Yellow (ΔE 9.7), with Butter the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7F91FF (cornflower), 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 — 17.67:1, 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 #FFED7F?
#FFED7F is a very light, vivid yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 93% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFED7F?
Use black text. Black on #FFED7F has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFED7F?
Its complementary colour is #7F91FF, and analogous partners are #FFAD7F and #D1FF7F.