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#FFFCB3

Butter · very light warm yellow

About #FFFCB3

#FFFCB3 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 99% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Butter (ΔE 5.3); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3B6FF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFFCB3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red255
Green252
Blue179

Closest named colours

Butter
#FFF1A8 · ΔE 5.3
Vanilla
#F3E5AB · ΔE 10.6
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 14.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FFFCB3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on butter #FFFCB3.
1.06:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on butter #FFFCB3.
19.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFFCB3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFFCB3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF6AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FFFAB6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF3E9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFFCB3?

#FFFCB3 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 99% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFFCB3?

Use black text. Black on #FFFCB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFFCB3?

Its complementary colour is #B3B6FF, and analogous partners are #FFD6B3 and #DCFFB3.