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#FFFBB3

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FFFBB3

#FFFBB3 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 98% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Butter (ΔE 4.9), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B3B7FF (periwinkle), 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 — 19.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red255
Green251
Blue179

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 4.9
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 10.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #FFFBB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FFFBB3.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FFFBB3.
19.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFFBB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFFBB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF6AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFF9B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF2E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFFBB3?

#FFFBB3 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 98% green and 70% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFFBB3?

Use black text. Black on #FFFBB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFFBB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3B7FF, and analogous partners are #FFD5B3 and #DDFFB3.