#FFFBC1
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #FFFBC1
With the hex code #FFFBC1, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Cream — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C1C5FF, 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 — 19.82:1, 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 #FFFBC1?
With the hex code #FFFBC1, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFBC1?
Use black text. Black on #FFFBC1 has a contrast ratio of 19.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFBC1?
Its complementary colour is #C1C5FF, and analogous partners are #FFDCC1 and #E4FFC1.