Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Ivory

Ivory is a light and neutral yellow color with HEX #FFFFF0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 255, 240, HSL 60, 100%, 97%, warm temperature, and is useful for backgrounds, wedding palettes, and classic design.

#FFFFF0 yellow warm lightneutral
HEX #FFFFF0
RGB rgb(255, 255, 240)
HSL hsl(60 100% 97%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 6, 0)
Luminance 0.9907
Contrast Black 20.81:1White 1.01:1

CSS Utilities

--color-ivory: #FFFFF0;
.bg-ivory { background-color: #FFFFF0; }
.text-ivory { color: #FFFFF0; }
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
Luminance0.9907
Black text20.81:1AA Pass
White text1.01:1AA 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 Ivory Color

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

Its common associations include elegance, softness, and tradition, which makes it relevant for wedding design and luxury print. In design work, Ivory is most useful for backgrounds, wedding palettes, and classic design, 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.Ivory accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFFFF0.Ivory CSS utilitiesUse Ivory in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFFFF0 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Ivory paletteOpen the generated palette based on Ivory.Ivory harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Ivory against black and white text.

Black text20.81:1AA Pass
White text1.01:1AA 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

Floral White#FFFAF0
Powder Coat White#F8F8F2
Sea Shell#FFF5EE
Snow#FFFAFA
Paper White#F7F7F2

Color Harmonies

#F0F0FF#F0F0FF
#FFF7F0#FFF7F0
#F7FFF0#F7FFF0
Azure#F0FFFF
#FFF0FF#FFF0FF
Open full Ivory harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FFFF94#FFFF94
Ivory#FFFFF0
#FDFDF1#FDFDF1
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#F0F0FF#F0F0FF
#FFF7F0#FFF7F0
#F7FFF0#F7FFF0
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5