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#FFFBAD

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FFFBAD

#FFFBAD is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 98% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Butter (ΔE 5.2), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ADB1FF (mauve), 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 — 19.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green251
Blue173

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 5.2
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 12.0
Pale Yellow
#FDFD96 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #FFFBAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FFFBAD.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FFFBAD.
19.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FFFBAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF5A8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF9B0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF1E7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFFBAD?

#FFFBAD is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 98% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFFBAD?

Use black text. Black on #FFFBAD has a contrast ratio of 19.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFFBAD?

Its complementary colour is #ADB1FF, and analogous partners are #FFD2AD and #DAFFAD.