Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Cornsilk

Cornsilk is a light and pastel yellow color with HEX #FFF8DC. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 248, 220, HSL 48, 100%, 93%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#FFF8DC yellow warm lightpastel
HEX #FFF8DC
RGB rgb(255, 248, 220)
HSL hsl(48 100% 93%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 14, 0)
Luminance 0.9356
Contrast Black 19.71:1White 1.07:1

CSS Utilities

--color-cornsilk: #FFF8DC;
.bg-cornsilk { background-color: #FFF8DC; }
.text-cornsilk { color: #FFF8DC; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9356
Black text19.71:1AA Pass
White text1.07:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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Harmonies
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Variants
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Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Cornsilk Color

Cornsilk sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Cornsilk is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Cornsilk accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFF8DC.Cornsilk CSS utilitiesUse Cornsilk in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFF8DC HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Cornsilk paletteOpen the generated palette based on Cornsilk.Cornsilk harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cornsilk against black and white text.

Black text19.71:1AA Pass
White text1.07:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Light Yellow#FFFFE0
Beige#F5F5DC
Old Lace#FDF5E6
Warm White#F8F4E3
Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2

Color Harmonies

#DBE2FF#DBE2FF
#FFE6DB#FFE6DB
#F4FFDB#F4FFDB
#DBFFF8#DBFFF8
#F8DBFF#F8DBFF
Open full Cornsilk harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FFE680#FFE680
#FFF8DB#FFF8DB
#FBF6DF#FBF6DF
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#DBE2FF#DBE2FF
#FFE6DB#FFE6DB
#F4FFDB#F4FFDB
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5