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#FFF07F

Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow

About #FFF07F

#FFF07F is a very light, vivid yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 94% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Pale Yellow (ΔE 9.1), with Butter the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #7F8EFF (azure), 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 — 18.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green240
Blue127

Closest named colours

Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 9.1
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 19.2
Lemon
#FFF44F · ΔE 21.4

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

Text on #FFF07F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale yellow #FFF07F.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale yellow #FFF07F.
18.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFF07F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFF07F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFEA75
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF184
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE2D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFF07F?

#FFF07F is a very light, vivid yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 94% green and 50% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFF07F?

Use black text. Black on #FFF07F has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFF07F?

Its complementary colour is #7F8EFF, and analogous partners are #FFB07F and #CEFF7F.