Cream (#FFFDD0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.04:1 — vs black: 20.21:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFFDD0
  • RGB rgb(255, 253, 208)
  • HSL hsl(57, 100%, 90%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 1, 18, 0 )
  • Websafe #FFFFCC
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFFDD0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cream
#FFFDD0 Base
#D0D2FF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cream
#FFFDD0 Base
#FFE5D0
#E9FFD0
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cream
#FFFDD0 Base
#D0FFFD
#FDD0FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cream
#FFFDD0 Base
#D0E9FF
#E5D0FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cream
#FFFDD0 Base
#D0FFE5
#D0D2FF
#FFD0E9
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cream
#FFFDD0 Base
#FFF637
#FFFA83
#FFFBA7
#FFFEE6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cream, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A1800
— #716C00
— #C8C000
— #FFF621
— #FFF979
Cream #FFFDD0 Base
— #FFFDD4
— #FFFDD9
— #FFFEDD
— #FFFEE1
— #FFFEE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFFDD0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFFDD0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFFDD0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFFDD0;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFFDD0,
        #D0D2FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFFDD0,
        #D0D2FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$cream: #FFFDD0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cream-r: 255;
$cream-g: 253;
$cream-b: 208;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cream;
    color: rgba($cream-r, $cream-g, $cream-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cream appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFFDD0 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #FEFED0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #FDFDD0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFF8F8 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #FBFBFB Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cream ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cream #FFFDD0 Base
Lemon Chiffon #FFFACD ΔE 1.14
Light Goldenrod Yellow #FAFAD2 ΔE 1.55
Blond #FAF0BE ΔE 3.77
Pale Spring Bud #ECEBBD ΔE 3.83

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.