#FFFCAD
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FFFCAD
#FFFCAD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 99% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Butter (ΔE 5.8); Pale Yellow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADB0FF — a mauve tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFFCAD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.78:1, 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 #FFFCAD?
#FFFCAD is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 99% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFCAD?
Use black text. Black on #FFFCAD has a contrast ratio of 19.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFCAD?
Its complementary colour is #ADB0FF, and analogous partners are #FFD3AD and #D9FFAD.