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#FFF89E

Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow

About #FFF89E

#FFF89E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 97% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Pale Yellow (ΔE 6.6), with Butter the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9EA5FF (cornflower), 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 19.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green248
Blue158

Closest named colours

Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 6.6
Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 8.6
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 16.4

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

Text on #FFF89E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale yellow #FFF89E.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale yellow #FFF89E.
19.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFF89E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFF89E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF297
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF7A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFEDE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFF89E?

#FFF89E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 97% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFF89E?

Use black text. Black on #FFF89E has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFF89E?

Its complementary colour is #9EA5FF, and analogous partners are #FFC89E and #D6FF9E.