Nearest-color comparison

Beige vs Cornsilk

Beige and Cornsilk are different yellow colors with HEX values #F5F5DC and #FFF8DC. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 10.4, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Beige and Cornsilk are very close colors. Cornsilk is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Beige#F5F5DC

Cornsilk#FFF8DC

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Beige and Cornsilk across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance10.4

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0368

Hue delta12 deg

Lighter colorCornsilk

More saturatedCornsilk

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Beige

Beige is #F5F5DC, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Cornsilk, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F5F5DC RGB245, 245, 220 HSL60, 56, 91 CMYK0, 0, 10, 4 Luminance0.8988 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Cornsilk

Cornsilk is #FFF8DC, a warm yellow color with light and pastel character. Compared with Beige, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFF8DC RGB255, 248, 220 HSL48, 100, 93 CMYK0, 3, 14, 0 Luminance0.9356 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Beige or Cornsilk

Choose BeigeBeige is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5F5DC.

Choose CornsilkCornsilk is better when the design needs light and pastel yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFF8DC.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBeigeCornsilk

HEX#F5F5DC#FFF8DC

RGB245, 245, 220255, 248, 220

HSL60, 56, 9148, 100, 93

CMYK0, 0, 10, 40, 3, 14, 0

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLightLight, Pastel

Luminance0.89880.9356

Black contrast18.98:119.71:1

White contrast1.11:11.07:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Beigeblack text - 18.98:1

Cornsilkblack text - 19.71:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Beige#F5F5DC

Cornsilk#FFF8DC

White#FFFFFF

#DBDBF5#DBDBF5

#DBE2FF#DBE2FF

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      60,
      56,
      91
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      10,
      4
    ],
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.8988,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 1.11
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
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        "#36454F"
      ],
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    },
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      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.98
    },
    "description": "Beige is #F5F5DC, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Cornsilk, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/beige/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/beige.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "cornsilk",
    "name": "Cornsilk",
    "hex": "#FFF8DC",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      248,
      220
    ],
    "hsl": [
      48,
      100,
      93
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      3,
      14,
      0
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light",
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.9356,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 19.71,
      "white": 1.07
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.71
    },
    "description": "Cornsilk is #FFF8DC, a warm yellow color with light and pastel character. Compared with Beige, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cornsilk/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cornsilk.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 10.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 12,
    "saturation": 44,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0368,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cornsilk",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cornsilk"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Beige",
      "background": "#F5F5DC",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.98
    },
    {
      "color": "Cornsilk",
      "background": "#FFF8DC",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.71
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Beige is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5F5DC.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Cornsilk is better when the design needs light and pastel yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFF8DC.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/beige-vs-cornsilk.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/beige.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cornsilk.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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      "description": "Cornsilk is #FFF8DC, a warm yellow color with light and pastel character. Compared with Beige, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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