#FFFAA6
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FFFAA6
#FFFAA6 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 98% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Butter (ΔE 6.5); Pale Yellow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A6ABFF — a cornflower tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFFAA6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.48:1 (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 #FFFAA6?
#FFFAA6 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 98% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFAA6?
Use black text. Black on #FFFAA6 has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFAA6?
Its complementary colour is #A6ABFF, and analogous partners are #FFCDA6 and #D8FFA6.