#FFFCB9
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FFFCB9
#FFFCB9 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 99% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Butter (ΔE 6.4); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9BCFF — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFFCB9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.88:1, 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 #FFFCB9?
#FFFCB9 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 99% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFCB9?
Use black text. Black on #FFFCB9 has a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFCB9?
Its complementary colour is #B9BCFF, and analogous partners are #FFD9B9 and #DFFFB9.