Ivory

#e4e6e1

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for ivory, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Ivory sits in the green range, pale and grey. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Ivory color values

Every conversion for #e4e6e1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e6e1

RGB228, 230, 225

HSL84, 9%, 89%

HSV84, 2%, 90%

CMYK1%, 0%, 2%, 10%

Lab91.02, -1.55, 2.19

XYZ73.88, 78.52, 82.5

Decimal15001313

Web safe#ccffcc

Pantone5455 C

Shades of ivory

#cfd3ca #babfb3 #a5ac9c #919984 #7c846e #666d5b #505648 #3b3f34 #252821 #10110e

Tints of ivory

#e6e8e3 #e8e9e5 #e9ebe7 #ebede9 #edeeeb #eff0ed #f1f2ef #f3f4f1 #f4f5f3 #f6f7f5

Colors that go with ivory

Complementary#e3e1e6 Analogous#e6e5e1 Analogous#e2e6e1 Triadic#e1e4e6 Triadic#e6e1e4 Split complementary#e1e2e6 Split complementary#e5e1e6

Ivory in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 2, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e6e1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 2 10

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 6 16

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Ivory in css

Copy #e4e6e1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e6e1; }
.text { color: #e4e6e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e6e1; }

How ivory looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Ivory and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e4e6e1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e6e1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Ivory on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e4e6e1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around ivory? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn ivory into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e4e6e1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from ivory, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e4e6e1 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.