#FFFBBB
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FFFBBB
With the hex code #FFFBBB, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% 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 7.0 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BBBFFF, 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 — 19.77:1, 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 #FFFBBB?
With the hex code #FFFBBB, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFBBB?
Use black text. Black on #FFFBBB has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFBBB?
Its complementary colour is #BBBFFF, and analogous partners are #FFD9BB and #E1FFBB.