Cream
#FFFDD0About Cream
Cream is the hex color #FFFDD0, which translates to rgb(255, 253, 208) in RGB and hsl(57, 100%, 91%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 57 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 91 percent. That puts Cream at the pale end of the neutral range, light enough to work as a page or card background with dark text on top.
How Cream compares
The closest standard CSS keyword is lemonchiffon (#FFFACD), a CIE76 distance of 1.4 away in CIELAB. That is below the rule of thumb for a difference most people notice side by side, so the keyword is a safe substitute. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is amber-100 (#FEF3C6), at a distance of 4.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Cornsilk at 8.7. Sorted by lightness, Cream is number 24 of the 37 neutral colors here.
Text on Cream
3 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Cream, led by Ink black at 18.42:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Cream already loaded as the background.
| Text color | Ratio | AA normal | AA large | AAA normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White #FFFFFF | 1.04:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Ink black #0F0F12 | 18.42:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Mid grey #6B7280 | 4.65:1 | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Dark grey #374151 | 9.92:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Light grey #E5E7EB | 1.19:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
Building a palette around Cream
The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Cream for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.
Full values for Cream
| Format | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FFFDD0 |
| RGB | rgb(255, 253, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 100%, 91%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 18%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 0%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(98.44% 0.0580 105.31) |
| CIELAB | lab(98.46 -6.49 21.83) |
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