#FFFCC1
Cream · very light warm yellow
About #FFFCC1
#FFFCC1 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 99% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Cream (ΔE 7.1), with Vanilla the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C1C4FF (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 — 19.95:1, 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 #FFFCC1?
#FFFCC1 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 99% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFCC1?
Use black text. Black on #FFFCC1 has a contrast ratio of 19.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFCC1?
Its complementary colour is #C1C4FF, and analogous partners are #FFDDC1 and #E3FFC1.