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#FFFAB3

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FFFAB3

With the hex code #FFFAB3, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% 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 4.6 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B3B8FF, a periwinkle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green250
Blue179

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 4.6
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 9.4
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #FFFAB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FFFAB3.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FFFAB3.
19.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFFAB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFFAB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF5AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF9B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF1E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFFAB3?

With the hex code #FFFAB3, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFFAB3?

Use black text. Black on #FFFAB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFFAB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3B8FF, and analogous partners are #FFD4B3 and #DEFFB3.