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#FFFAE0 Cornsilk

#FFFAE0 is a very light white named Cornsilk. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 98.0% green and 87.8% blue (rgb(255, 250, 224)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 94% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black. #FFFAE0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.00:1.

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Variations of #FFFAE0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFFAE0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFFAE0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFFAE0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFFAE1
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF8DF
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF9DF
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFAE1
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFAE0
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF6F3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFF8E9
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F9F9F9
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FBF9F3

#FFFAE0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.05:1 Very poor#FFFAE0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.00:1 Super#FFFAE0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFAE0 in CSS

/* Cornsilk */
.color { color: #FFFAE0; }
.background { background-color: #FFFAE0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFFAE0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 250 224);
color: hsl(50 100% 94%);
color: oklch(0.982 0.034 98.1);

#FFFAE0 FAQ

What color is #FFFAE0?

#FFFAE0 is a very light white. Its closest named color is Cornsilk. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAE0?

#FFFAE0 is rgb(255, 250, 224) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 94%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAE0?

The complementary color of #FFFAE0 is #E0E5FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFAE0?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFAE0: 20.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFAE0 a warm or cool color?

#FFFAE0 is a neutral color.