Ivory

#fdfdea

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 vivid. 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 #fdfdea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fdfdea

RGB253, 253, 234

HSL60, 83%, 95%

HSV60, 8%, 99%

CMYK0%, 0%, 8%, 1%

Lab98.86, -3.21, 9.08

XYZ90.48, 97.07, 91.81

Decimal16645610

Web safe#ffffff

Pantone621 C

Shades of ivory

#f9f9c0 #f5f597 #f1f16d #eded43 #e9e91a #c3c313 #99990f #6f6f0b #464607 #1c1c03

Tints of ivory

#fdfdea #fdfdeb #fdfdeb #fdfdec #fdfdec #fdfded #fdfded #fdfdee #fdfdee #fdfdef

Colors that go with ivory

Complementary#eaeafd Analogous#fdf3ea Analogous#f3fdea Triadic#eafdfd Triadic#fdeafd Split complementary#eaf3fd Split complementary#f3eafd

Ivory in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 8, 1.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 8 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 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 #fdfdea straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fdfdea 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 #fdfdea 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 #fdfdea 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

The figures for #fdfdea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.