#FFFFA4
Pale Yellow · very light warm yellow
About #FFFFA4
#FFFFA4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 100% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Pale Yellow (ΔE 5.9); Butter comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #A4A4FF — a cornflower tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FFFFA4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.09:1 (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 #FFFFA4?
#FFFFA4 is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 100% red, 100% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFFA4?
Use black text. Black on #FFFFA4 has a contrast ratio of 20.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFFA4?
Its complementary colour is #A4A4FF, and analogous partners are #FFD2A4 and #D2FFA4.