Cornsilk

#fbf5d9

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cornsilk, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Cornsilk, a vivid yellow at 49 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Cornsilk color values

Every conversion for #fbf5d9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbf5d9

RGB251, 245, 217

HSL49, 81%, 92%

HSV49, 14%, 98%

CMYK0%, 2%, 14%, 2%

Lab96.34, -2.57, 14.2

XYZ84.96, 90.82, 78.7

Decimal16512473

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone607 C

Shades of cornsilk

#f7ebb1 #f3e08a #efd662 #eacb3b #e2be18 #ba9d14 #927b0f #6b5a0b #433907 #1c1703

Tints of cornsilk

#fbf6db #fbf6dd #fcf7e0 #fcf7e2 #fcf8e4 #fcf8e6 #fdf9e8 #fdfaea #fdfaed #fdfbef

Colors that go with cornsilk

Complementary#d9dffb Analogous#fbe4d9 Analogous#f0fbd9 Triadic#d9fbf5 Triadic#f5d9fb Split complementary#d9f0fb Split complementary#e4d9fb

Cornsilk in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 14, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbf5d9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 14 2

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 17 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cornsilk in css

Copy #fbf5d9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbf5d9; }
.text { color: #fbf5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbf5d9; }

How cornsilk looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Cornsilk and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fbf5d9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbf5d9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cornsilk on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #fbf5d9 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around cornsilk? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn cornsilk into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #fbf5d9 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cornsilk, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #fbf5d9 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.