Ivory

#fbfaef

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

Ivory falls in the yellow band, pale and strong. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Ivory color values

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

Hex#fbfaef

RGB251, 250, 239

HSL55, 60%, 96%

HSV55, 5%, 98%

CMYK0%, 0%, 5%, 2%

Lab98.08, -1.55, 5.38

XYZ89.55, 95.11, 95.3

Decimal16513775

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone427 C

Shades of ivory

#f2efca #e9e3a5 #dfd881 #d6cc5c #cdc137 #aba12b #877e22 #625c18 #3d390f #181706

Tints of ivory

#fbfaef #fbfaef #fbfaf0 #fbfaf0 #fbfaf0 #fbfaf0 #fbfaf0 #fbfaf0 #fbfaf1 #fbfbf1

Colors that go with ivory

Complementary#eff0fb Analogous#fbf4ef Analogous#f6fbef Triadic#effbfa Triadic#faeffb Split complementary#eff6fb Split complementary#f4effb

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, 0, 5, 2.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 5 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 9 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.

Ivory in css

Copy #fbfaef straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #fbfaef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbfaef 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 #fbfaef 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 #fbfaef 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 #fbfaef is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.