#FFFEA4
Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow
About #FFFEA4
#FFFEA4 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 100% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Pale Yellow (ΔE 6.3), with Butter the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A4A5FF (cornflower), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.96:1 (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 #FFFEA4?
#FFFEA4 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 100% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFEA4?
Use black text. Black on #FFFEA4 has a contrast ratio of 19.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFEA4?
Its complementary colour is #A4A5FF, and analogous partners are #FFD1A4 and #D3FFA4.