#FFFFB4
Butter · very light warm yellow
About #FFFFB4
With the hex code #FFFFB4, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 100% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Butter — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Vanilla. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4B4FF, a periwinkle shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.22:1 (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 #FFFFB4?
With the hex code #FFFFB4, this is a very light yellow with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 100% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #FFFFB4?
Use black text. Black on #FFFFB4 has a contrast ratio of 20.22:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFFFB4?
Its complementary colour is #B4B4FF, and analogous partners are #FFDAB4 and #DAFFB4.