Color comparison

Cream vs Ivory

Cream and Ivory are different yellow colors with HEX values #FFFDD0 and #FFFFF0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 32.1, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Cream and Ivory are visually related colors. Ivory is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cream#FFFDD0

Ivory#FFFFF0

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cream and Ivory across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance32.1

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0301

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorIvory

More saturatedCream

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Cream

Cream is #FFFDD0, a warm yellow color with light and neutral character. Compared with Ivory, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, editorial design, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFFDD0 RGB255, 253, 208 HSL57, 100, 91 CMYK0, 1, 18, 0 Luminance0.9606 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Ivory

Ivory is #FFFFF0, a warm yellow color with light and neutral character. Compared with Cream, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, wedding palettes, and classic design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFFFF0 RGB255, 255, 240 HSL60, 100, 97 CMYK0, 0, 6, 0 Luminance0.9907 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cream or Ivory

Choose CreamCream is better when the design needs light and neutral yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFFDD0.

Choose IvoryIvory is better when the design needs light and neutral yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFFFF0.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCreamIvory

HEX#FFFDD0#FFFFF0

RGB255, 253, 208255, 255, 240

HSL57, 100, 9160, 100, 97

CMYK0, 1, 18, 00, 0, 6, 0

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLight, NeutralLight, Neutral

Luminance0.96060.9907

Black contrast20.21:120.81:1

White contrast1.04:11.01:1

Shared tonesLight, Neutral

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Creamblack text - 20.21:1

Ivoryblack text - 20.81:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Cream#FFFDD0

Ivory#FFFFF0

White#FFFFFF

#D1D3FF#D1D3FF

#F0F0FF#F0F0FF

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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    "slug": "cream",
    "name": "Cream",
    "hex": "#FFFDD0",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      253,
      208
    ],
    "hsl": [
      57,
      100,
      91
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      1,
      18,
      0
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light",
      "neutral"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.9606,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 20.21,
      "white": 1.04
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 20.21
    },
    "description": "Cream is #FFFDD0, a warm yellow color with light and neutral character. Compared with Ivory, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, editorial design, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cream/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cream.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "ivory",
    "name": "Ivory",
    "hex": "#FFFFF0",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      255,
      240
    ],
    "hsl": [
      60,
      100,
      97
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      6,
      0
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light",
      "neutral"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.9907,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 20.81,
      "white": 1.01
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 20.81
    },
    "description": "Ivory is #FFFFF0, a warm yellow color with light and neutral character. Compared with Cream, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, wedding palettes, and classic design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ivory/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ivory.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 32.1,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 3,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 6
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0301,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light",
    "neutral"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Ivory",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cream"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cream",
      "background": "#FFFDD0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 20.21
    },
    {
      "color": "Ivory",
      "background": "#FFFFF0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 20.81
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Cream is better when the design needs light and neutral yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFFDD0.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Ivory is better when the design needs light and neutral yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFFFF0.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cream-vs-ivory.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cream.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ivory.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Cream and Ivory are different yellow colors with HEX values #FFFDD0 and #FFFFF0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 32.1, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
      "description": "Ivory is #FFFFF0, a warm yellow color with light and neutral character. Compared with Cream, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, wedding palettes, and classic design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ivory/",
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