#FFFC9E
Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow
About #FFFC9E
#FFFC9E is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 99% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Yellow (ΔE 4.4); Butter comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9EA1FF — a cornflower tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFFC9E for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.67:1 (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 #FFFC9E?
#FFFC9E is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 99% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFC9E?
Use black text. Black on #FFFC9E has a contrast ratio of 19.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFC9E?
Its complementary colour is #9EA1FF, and analogous partners are #FFCC9E and #D2FF9E.