Close to Butter
#FCF270
#FCF270 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 94.9% green, and 43.9% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 96% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FCF270.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.16:1 FailBlack text on this color
18.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.16:1 FailThis color as text on black
18.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FCF270 as they’d see it.
#FCF270 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FCF270
What color is #FCF270?
#FCF270 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 98.8% red, 94.9% green, and 43.9% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 96% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FCF270 in RGB?
#FCF270 is rgb(252, 242, 112): 252 red, 242 green, and 112 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FCF270 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 4, 56, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FCF270?
PANTONE 100 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FCF270?
Its complement #EEECFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.