Palettes / Colors / #FFF8DC

#FFF8DC — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFF8DC is the named color Cornsilk. It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFF8DC is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DBE2FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE6DB and #F4FFDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 97% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFF8DC

.text { color: #FFF8DC; }
.background { background-color: #FFF8DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFF8DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 248, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFF8DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 248, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFF8DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 248, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFF8DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFF8DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBE2FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFF8DC: #000000.

How #FFF8DC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #FFF8DC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFF8DC?

#FFF8DC is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 248, 220). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFF8DC?

#FFF8DC is RGB 255, 248, 220 — HSL 48°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFF8DC?

Its complement is #DBE2FF; analogous partners are #FFE6DB and #F4FFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFF8DC for text?

Black text on #FFF8DC has a contrast ratio of 19.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.