Color comparison
Cream #FFFDD0 vs Ivory #FFFFF0: RGB distance 32.1 and contrast 1.03:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Cream and Ivory are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 32.1. Ivory is lighter by 0.0301, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Cream and Ivory across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Cream is #FFFDD0, a warm yellow with hue 57°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.9606. Beside Ivory, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 20.21:1.
yellow color
Ivory is #FFFFF0, a warm yellow with hue 60°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.9907. Beside Cream, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 20.81:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Ivory is better when the design needs light and neutral yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFFFF0.",
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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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