Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Cream

Cream is a light and neutral yellow color with HEX #FFFDD0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 253, 208, HSL 57, 100%, 91%, warm temperature, and is useful for backgrounds, editorial design, and interior palettes.

#FFFDD0 yellow warm lightneutral
HEX #FFFDD0
RGB rgb(255, 253, 208)
HSL hsl(57 100% 91%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 18, 0)
Luminance 0.9606
Contrast Black 20.21:1White 1.04:1

CSS Utilities

--color-cream: #FFFDD0;
.bg-cream { background-color: #FFFDD0; }
.text-cream { color: #FFFDD0; }
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
Luminance0.9606
Black text20.21:1AA Pass
White text1.04:1AA 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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    100,
    91
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    18,
    0
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
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  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#D1D3FF",
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    "#FFE6D1",
    "#EAFFD1"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#D1FFFD",
    "#FDD1FF"
  ],
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    "#D1FFE6",
    "#D1D3FF",
    "#FFD1EA"
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    "#E6D1FF"
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    "#FFFDD0",
    "#FFF875"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#FFF875",
  "saturated": "#FFFDD1",
  "desaturated": "#FAF8D6",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFFFA"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#FFE6D1",
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  ],
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    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
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    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FAF8D6"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "light-goldenrod-yellow",
    "cornsilk",
    "papaya-whip",
    "light-yellow"
  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/wcag/cream",
      "/css/colors/cream",
      "/hex/fffdd0"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Cream",
  "hex": "#FFFDD0",
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "light",
    "neutral"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "backgrounds",
    "editorial design",
    "interior palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "softness",
      "warmth",
      "comfort"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "hospitality",
      "lifestyle",
      "print-like layouts"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-contrast alert interfaces"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "warm off-white"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
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  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
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    "comfort"
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    100,
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
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  },
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  },
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      "/hex/fffdd0"
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      "#FFE6D1",
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      "#FAF8D6",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Cream Color

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

Its common associations include softness, warmth, and comfort, which makes it relevant for hospitality and lifestyle. In design work, Cream is most useful for backgrounds, editorial design, and interior palettes, 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.Neutral colorsFind colors with neutral visual character.Cream accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFFDD0.Cream CSS utilitiesUse Cream in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFFDD0 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Cream paletteOpen the generated palette based on Cream.Cream harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Cream against black and white text.

Black text20.21:1AA Pass
White text1.04:1AA 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

Lemon Chiffon#FFFACD
Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2
Cornsilk#FFF8DC
Papaya Whip#FFEFD5
Light Yellow#FFFFE0

Color Harmonies

#D1D3FF#D1D3FF
#FFE6D1#FFE6D1
#EAFFD1#EAFFD1
#D1FFFD#D1FFFD
#FDD1FF#FDD1FF
Open full Cream harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FFF875#FFF875
#FFFDD1#FFFDD1
#FAF8D6#FAF8D6
White#FFFFFF
#FFFFFA#FFFFFA

Pairings

Black#000000
#D1D3FF#D1D3FF
#FFE6D1#FFE6D1
#EAFFD1#EAFFD1
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5