Color reference

#FFF8DC color reference

Cornsilk

This is a muted, very light yellow under the deterministic OKLCH hue, lightness, and chroma ranges.

Exact CSS name
Cornsilk
Recommended text
Black · 19.71:1
Relative luminance
0.935621
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Formats UI preview Contrast 50–900 scale Harmonies Matches Related colors Color vision Exports

Copyable values

#FFF8DC in common color formats

Values are calculated from the same opaque sRGB color. Display rounding does not alter the internal calculations.

Color conversions for #FFF8DC
Format Value Action
HEX #FFF8DC
RGB rgb(255 248 220)
HSL hsl(48 100% 93.14%)
HSV hsv(48 13.73% 100%)
HWB hwb(48 86.27% 0%)
XYZ D65 color(xyz-d65 0.877219 0.935625 0.811507)
LAB lab(97.584% -0.9551 14.3871)
LCH lch(97.584% 14.4187 93.7983)
OKLAB oklab(97.7301% -0.003531 0.03709)
OKLCH oklch(97.7301% 0.037258 95.4385)

Real-world test

Try #FFF8DC on interface components

Preview the source as a primary action, subtle status, form treatment, and card surface. Persistent state controls help touch and keyboard users inspect the same normal, hover, and active colors.

Normal state uses #FFF8DC with black text at 19.71:1.

Action

Primary button

Use the controls above or point to and press the button to inspect its visual states.

Status

Subtle alert badge

A 12% source tint over white provides the background; readable text is selected separately.

Ready for review

Form

Border and focus ring

Source ring on white: 1.07:1 · does not meet the 3:1 non-text threshold where applicable.

Surface

Card component

The selected state becomes the card surface with its strongest black-or-white text pairing.

Design system Color decision ready Review states and surrounding surfaces before shipping.

Accessibility diagnostics

WCAG contrast for exact color pairs

Each result applies only to the named foreground, background, text size, and requirement. It is not a complete accessibility or component-conformance claim.

Source #FFF8DC Exact pair assessment Results for source text on white appear below.

On white

1.07:1

  • Fail AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Fail AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Fail AA large text · 3:1
  • Fail UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1
Source #FFF8DC Exact pair assessment Results for source text on black appear below.

On black

19.71:1

  • Pass AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Pass AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Pass AA large text · 3:1
  • Pass UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1

Use guidance

What this color may be suitable for

Not recommended

Normal-sized text

#FFF8DC does not reach 4.5:1 on white or Hue Codex paper, so it should not be used there for normal-sized text.

Needs a boundary

Controls and interface graphics

Against Hue Codex paper, the color reaches only 1.02:1. Use a contrasting border or another non-color boundary for meaningful controls and graphics.

Readable pairing available

Colored surface or button fill

Black text provides the stronger black/white pairing on #FFF8DC at 19.71:1. This validates only that text pair, not hover, focus, disabled, or adjacent-color states.

Restrained neutral

Palette role

Its OKLCH chroma of 0.0373 is restrained, which is generally more suitable for surfaces, borders, or neutral system roles than for a vivid accent.

Pair available

Color used as foreground

The stronger black/white background is black at 19.71:1. Always retest against the actual rendered background and text size.

Tested backgrounds

Foreground pairing comparison

#FFF8DC foreground contrast on tested backgrounds
Pair Background Contrast ratio
Black#000000 19.71:1
Hue Codex ink#10212B 15.47:1
Soft neutral#F2EFE6 1.08:1
White#FFFFFF 1.07:1
Hue Codex paper#FBFAF5 1.02:1
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Design-system starting point

A perceptual 50–900 reference scale

The source color is preserved at the nearest lightness step. Other swatches keep its OKLCH hue, moderate chroma toward the extremes, and reduce chroma only when needed to remain in sRGB.

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This is a Hue Codex reference scale, not a claim that the values match Tailwind, Material, or another framework’s named palette.

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Color relationships

Complementary, analogous, and triadic colors

Hue rotations use OKLCH while preserving lightness and requested chroma. When a rotated result falls outside sRGB, chroma is reduced deterministically and disclosed.

Complementary

Source #FFF8DC
Complement Chroma fitted to sRGB

Analogous

Source #FFF8DC
Analogous −30° Chroma fitted to sRGB
Analogous +30°

Triadic

Source #FFF8DC
Triad +120° Chroma fitted to sRGB
Triad +240° Chroma fitted to sRGB

Applied pairing

A small interface check

The source anchors the main action while the complement marks a secondary status. Contrast is selected separately for each fill.

Project color Cornsilk
Complement
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Distance matching

Closest standardized and framework colors

Matches use straight-line OKLab distance ×100. A smaller value means the coordinates are closer in this model; it is not a claim that two tokens are interchangeable in a design system.

CSS named color

Cornsilk

#FFF8DC

Exact standardized CSS match.

Tailwind v4 default

yellow-50

oklch(98.7% 0.026 102.212)

OKLab distance ×100: 1.53 · sRGB preview #FEFCE8

Print boundary

Pantone match not estimated

Reliable print matching needs licensed reference data plus a defined ink, paper, profile, and viewing condition.

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Color-vision screening

Approximate color-vision-deficiency views

These encoded-sRGB matrix previews are screening approximations. They help reveal possible color-only distinctions but do not reproduce every person’s vision or establish accessibility conformance.

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Protanopia

Red-vision deficiency approximation

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Deuteranopia

Green-vision deficiency approximation

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Tritanopia

Blue-yellow deficiency approximation

Original#FFF8DC
Approx.#F7F7F7

Achromatopsia

Monochromatic-vision approximation

Test #FFF8DC with a complete palette in the CVD Simulator

Ready to use

Copy framework-ready color tokens

Exports preserve the source, readable foreground, and generated 50–900 scale. Tailwind v4 CSS-first and Tailwind v3 JavaScript-config formats are labeled separately.

CSS custom properties

Semantic aliases and the complete 50–900 scale.

:root {
  --color-primary: #FFF8DC;
  --color-on-primary: #000000;
  --color-primary-oklch: oklch(97.7301% 0.037258 95.4385);
  --color-primary-50: #FFF8DC;
  --color-primary-100: #E5DEC3;
  --color-primary-200: #CBC4AB;
  --color-primary-300: #B1AB93;
  --color-primary-400: #98927B;
  --color-primary-500: #807B64;
  --color-primary-600: #69634F;
  --color-primary-700: #524D3A;
  --color-primary-800: #3D3826;
  --color-primary-900: #282413;
}

Tailwind v4 CSS-first theme

Current @theme syntax for bg-brand, text-brand, and scale utilities.

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-brand: #FFF8DC;
  --color-brand-foreground: #000000;
  --color-brand-50: #FFF8DC;
  --color-brand-100: #E5DEC3;
  --color-brand-200: #CBC4AB;
  --color-brand-300: #B1AB93;
  --color-brand-400: #98927B;
  --color-brand-500: #807B64;
  --color-brand-600: #69634F;
  --color-brand-700: #524D3A;
  --color-brand-800: #3D3826;
  --color-brand-900: #282413;
}

Tailwind v3 / legacy config

CommonJS theme.extend.colors for JavaScript-config projects.

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        brand: {
          '50': '#FFF8DC',
          '100': '#E5DEC3',
          '200': '#CBC4AB',
          '300': '#B1AB93',
          '400': '#98927B',
          '500': '#807B64',
          '600': '#69634F',
          '700': '#524D3A',
          '800': '#3D3826',
          '900': '#282413',
          DEFAULT: '#FFF8DC',
          foreground: '#000000',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

Sass variables

Semantic source, foreground, OKLCH, and scale variables.

$color-primary: #FFF8DC;
$color-on-primary: #000000;
$color-primary-oklch: oklch(97.7301% 0.037258 95.4385);
$color-primary-50: #FFF8DC;
$color-primary-100: #E5DEC3;
$color-primary-200: #CBC4AB;
$color-primary-300: #B1AB93;
$color-primary-400: #98927B;
$color-primary-500: #807B64;
$color-primary-600: #69634F;
$color-primary-700: #524D3A;
$color-primary-800: #3D3826;
$color-primary-900: #282413;

Modern color-mix()

Static fallbacks followed by OKLab tint and shade declarations.

:root {
  --color-primary: #FFF8DC;
  --color-primary-tint: #CBC4AB;
  --color-primary-tint: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 72%, white);
  --color-primary-shade: #524D3A;
  --color-primary-shade: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 82%, black);
}

JSON design data

Source formats, readable text, and the generated scale.

{
    "name": "Cornsilk",
    "hex": "#FFF8DC",
    "rgb": "rgb(255 248 220)",
    "oklch": "oklch(97.7301% 0.037258 95.4385)",
    "recommendedText": "#000000",
    "scale": {
        "50": "#FFF8DC",
        "100": "#E5DEC3",
        "200": "#CBC4AB",
        "300": "#B1AB93",
        "400": "#98927B",
        "500": "#807B64",
        "600": "#69634F",
        "700": "#524D3A",
        "800": "#3D3826",
        "900": "#282413"
    }
}

Continue the decision

Use #FFF8DC in a complete workflow

Reference values are a starting point. Test the color in its real role, background, states, typography, and surrounding palette before shipping.

Adjust #FFF8DC in Color PickerStart with this exact color and white as the working background for role and accessibility decisions. Build a palette from #FFF8DC in Palette GeneratorUse this exact HEX as the seed for a deterministic, role-based palette. Check #FFF8DC on white in Contrast CheckerStart with this color as the foreground and white as the background, then test the real pair.