#FFFBBE
Vanilla · very light warm yellow
About #FFFBBE
With the hex code #FFFBBE, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Vanilla — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Butter. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEC2FF, a periwinkle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.79:1 (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 #FFFBBE?
With the hex code #FFFBBE, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFBBE?
Use black text. Black on #FFFBBE has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFBBE?
Its complementary colour is #BEC2FF, and analogous partners are #FFDABE and #E3FFBE.