Ivory

#fcfae7

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

This is Ivory, a strong yellow at 54 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Ivory color values

Every conversion for #fcfae7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fcfae7

RGB252, 250, 231

HSL54, 78%, 95%

HSV54, 8%, 99%

CMYK0%, 1%, 8%, 1%

Lab97.97, -2.53, 9.34

XYZ88.75, 94.84, 89.23

Decimal16579303

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone621 C

Shades of ivory

#f7f2bf #f2e997 #ede16e #e8d846 #e3d01e #bcac18 #948812 #6c630d #433e08 #1b1903

Tints of ivory

#fcfae8 #fcfae9 #fcfbe9 #fcfbea #fdfbeb #fdfbec #fdfbed #fdfbee #fdfcee #fdfcef

Colors that go with ivory

Complementary#e7e9fc Analogous#fcefe7 Analogous#f4fce7 Triadic#e7fcfa Triadic#fae7fc Split complementary#e7f4fc Split complementary#efe7fc

Ivory 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, 1, 8, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fcfae7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 1 8 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 5 11 7

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.

Ivory in css

Copy #fcfae7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fcfae7; }
.text { color: #fcfae7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcfae7; }

How ivory looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Ivory and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fcfae7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fcfae7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Ivory on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #fcfae7 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn ivory into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #fcfae7 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 ivory, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #fcfae7 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.