#FFFEA7
Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow
About #FFFEA7
#FFFEA7 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 100% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Pale Yellow (ΔE 7.7), with Butter the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A7A8FF (cornflower), 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 — 19.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FFFEA7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #FFFEA7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFFEA7?
#FFFEA7 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 100% green and 65% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFEA7?
Use black text. Black on #FFFEA7 has a contrast ratio of 19.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFEA7?
Its complementary colour is #A7A8FF, and analogous partners are #FFD2A7 and #D4FFA7.