#FFFCBB
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FFFCBB
#FFFCBB is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 99% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Butter (ΔE 7.0), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BBBEFF (periwinkle), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.89:1, 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 #FFFCBB?
#FFFCBB is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 99% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFCBB?
Use black text. Black on #FFFCBB has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFCBB?
Its complementary colour is #BBBEFF, and analogous partners are #FFDABB and #E0FFBB.