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Named color

Lemon Chiffon

Lemon Chiffon color #FFFACD: RGB 255, 250, 205 and HSL 54°, 100%, 90%. Explore its warm yellow profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#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

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CSS Utilities

--color-lemon-chiffon: #FFFACD;
.bg-lemon-chiffon { background-color: #FFFACD; }
.text-lemon-chiffon { color: #FFFACD; }
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Color meaning and use

About Lemon Chiffon Color

Lemon Chiffon uses HEX #FFFACD, RGB 255, 250, 205, and HSL 54°, 100%, 90%. The dataset classifies it in the yellow family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.9404; black contrast is 19.81:1 and white contrast is 1.06:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

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

Downloadable color reference infographic

Lemon Chiffon Color Reference Infographic

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Lemon Chiffon color reference infographic showing #FFFACD, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Lemon Chiffon color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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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#F9F5D2White#FFFFFF#FFFEF5#FFFEF5

Pairings

Black#000000#CCD1FF#CCD1FF#FFE0CC#FFE0CC#EBFFCC#EBFFCCMatte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

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
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#FFFACD",
  "rgb": [
    255,
    250,
    205
  ],
  "hsl": [
    54,
    100,
    90
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    2,
    20,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9404,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 19.81,
    "white": 1.06
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#CCD1FF",
  "analogous": [
    "#FFE0CC",
    "#EBFFCC"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#CCFFFA",
    "#FACCFF"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#CCFFE0",
    "#CCD1FF",
    "#FFCCEB"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#CCEBFF",
    "#E0CCFF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FFFACD",
    "#FFF170"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#FFF170",
  "saturated": "#FFFACC",
  "desaturated": "#F9F5D2",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFEF5"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#CCD1FF",
    "#FFE0CC",
    "#EBFFCC"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#F9F5D2",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F9F5D2"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "cream",
    "light-goldenrod-yellow",
    "papaya-whip",
    "blanched-almond",
    "cornsilk"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "lemon-chiffon"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cream-vs-lemon-chiffon",
    "lemon-chiffon-vs-light-goldenrod-yellow"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/light",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/lemon-chiffon",
    "/wcag/lemon-chiffon",
    "/css/colors/lemon-chiffon",
    "/hex/fffacd",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/light",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/lemon-chiffon"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/cream",
      "/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/colors/papaya-whip",
      "/colors/blanched-almond",
      "/colors/cornsilk",
      "/compare/cream-vs-lemon-chiffon",
      "/compare/lemon-chiffon-vs-light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/harmonies/lemon-chiffon",
      "/wcag/lemon-chiffon",
      "/css/colors/lemon-chiffon",
      "/hex/fffacd",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "lemon-chiffon",
  "name": "Lemon Chiffon",
  "cssName": "lemonchiffon",
  "hex": "#FFFACD",
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "light",
    "pastel"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "lemonchiffon"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "yellow",
    "warm",
    "light",
    "pastel",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    255,
    250,
    205
  ],
  "hsl": [
    54,
    100,
    90
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    2,
    20,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9404,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 19.81,
    "white": 1.06
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#CCD1FF",
    "analogous": [
      "#FFE0CC",
      "#EBFFCC"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#CCFFFA",
      "#FACCFF"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#CCFFE0",
      "#CCD1FF",
      "#FFCCEB"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#CCEBFF",
      "#E0CCFF"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#FFFACD",
      "#FFF170"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#FFFFFF",
    "dark": "#FFF170",
    "saturated": "#FFFACC",
    "desaturated": "#F9F5D2",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#FFFEF5"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-lemon-chiffon: #FFFACD;",
    "utility": ".bg-lemon-chiffon { background-color: #FFFACD; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-lemon-chiffon { color: #FFFACD; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "cream",
    "light-goldenrod-yellow",
    "papaya-whip",
    "blanched-almond",
    "cornsilk"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "lemon-chiffon"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "cream-vs-lemon-chiffon",
    "lemon-chiffon-vs-light-goldenrod-yellow"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/yellow",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/light",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/lemon-chiffon",
    "/wcag/lemon-chiffon",
    "/css/colors/lemon-chiffon",
    "/hex/fffacd",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/yellow",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/light",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/lemon-chiffon"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/cream",
      "/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/colors/papaya-whip",
      "/colors/blanched-almond",
      "/colors/cornsilk",
      "/compare/cream-vs-lemon-chiffon",
      "/compare/lemon-chiffon-vs-light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "/harmonies/lemon-chiffon",
      "/wcag/lemon-chiffon",
      "/css/colors/lemon-chiffon",
      "/hex/fffacd",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#CCD1FF",
      "#FFE0CC",
      "#EBFFCC"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#F9F5D2",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F9F5D2"
    ]
  }
}
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Similar Colors

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

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