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Cornsilk Color

#fff8dc

Cornsilk Color

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A very pale yellow named after the pale, silky threads on an ear of corn.

Nearest Tailwind class yellow-50 #fefce8 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#fff8dc

RGB

rgb(255, 248, 220)

HSL

hsl(48, 100%, 93.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 13.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 13.7%, 0%)

LAB

lab(97.46, -2.22, 14.29)

LCH

lch(97.46, 14.46, 98.83)

OKLCH

oklch(97.7%, 0.0373, 95.39)

HWB

hwb(48, 86.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dce3ff

Analogous

#ffe6dc

#fff8dc

#f4ffdc

Triadic

#fff8dc

#dcfff8

#f8dcff

Split-complementary

#fff8dc

#dcf4ff

#e6dcff

Tetradic

#fff8dc

#e3ffdc

#dce3ff

#f8dcff

Square

#fff8dc

#dcffe6

#dce3ff

#ffdcf4

Shades

Cornsilk Color mixed toward black.

#ffe88d

#ffd83e

#edbe00

#9e7f00

#4f3f00

Tints

Cornsilk Color mixed toward white.

#fff9e2

#fffae8

#fffbed

#fffdf3

#fffef9

Tones

Cornsilk Color mixed toward gray.

#fcf6df

#f9f4e2

#f6f3e5

#f3f1e8

#f0efea

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

19.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (19.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#fcfce3 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#fcfde5 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#ffe9ea · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#f8f8f8 · ΔE 11

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #fff8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#fff8dc]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Frequently asked questions

Cornsilk (#fff8dc) is rgb(255, 248, 220) in RGB.

No, #fff8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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