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Named color

Lemon Chiffon

Lemon Chiffon is a light and pastel yellow color with HEX #FFFACD. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 250, 205, HSL 54, 100%, 90%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#FFFACD yellow warm lightpastel
HEX #FFFACD
RGB rgb(255, 250, 205)
HSL hsl(54 100% 90%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 20, 0)
Luminance 0.9404
Contrast Black 19.81:1White 1.06:1

CSS Utilities

--color-lemon-chiffon: #FFFACD;
.bg-lemon-chiffon { background-color: #FFFACD; }
.text-lemon-chiffon { color: #FFFACD; }
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
Luminance0.9404
Black text19.81:1AA Pass
White text1.06:1AA 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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    "#000000",
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    "#36454F"
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Harmonies
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    "#EBFFCC"
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    "#FFCCEB"
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}
Variants
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  "desaturated": "#F9F5D2",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFEF5"
}
Pairings
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}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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Color meaning and use

About Lemon Chiffon Color

Lemon Chiffon 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, Lemon Chiffon 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.Lemon Chiffon accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFFACD.Lemon Chiffon CSS utilitiesUse Lemon Chiffon in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFFACD HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Lemon Chiffon paletteOpen the generated palette based on Lemon Chiffon.Lemon Chiffon harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Lemon Chiffon against black and white text.

Black text19.81:1AA Pass
White text1.06:1AA 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

Cream#FFFDD0
Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2
Papaya Whip#FFEFD5
Blanched Almond#FFEBCD
Cornsilk#FFF8DC

Color Harmonies

#CCD1FF#CCD1FF
#FFE0CC#FFE0CC
#EBFFCC#EBFFCC
#CCFFFA#CCFFFA
#FACCFF#FACCFF
Open full Lemon Chiffon harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FFF170#FFF170
#FFFACC#FFFACC
#F9F5D2#F9F5D2
White#FFFFFF
#FFFEF5#FFFEF5

Pairings

Black#000000
#CCD1FF#CCD1FF
#FFE0CC#FFE0CC
#EBFFCC#EBFFCC
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5