#FFF8A6
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FFF8A6
With the hex code #FFF8A6, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 97% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Butter — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Pale Yellow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A6ADFF, a cornflower shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.23:1 (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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›What colour is #FFF8A6?
With the hex code #FFF8A6, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 97% green and 65% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFF8A6?
Use black text. Black on #FFF8A6 has a contrast ratio of 19.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFF8A6?
Its complementary colour is #A6ADFF, and analogous partners are #FFCBA6 and #DAFFA6.