Cornsilk

#e9e3c0

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

This is Cornsilk, a soft yellow at 51 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Cornsilk color values

Every conversion for #e9e3c0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9e3c0

RGB233, 227, 192

HSL51, 48%, 83%

HSV51, 18%, 91%

CMYK0%, 3%, 18%, 9%

Lab89.89, -3.63, 17.85

XYZ70.59, 76.07, 60.83

Decimal15328192

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone5807 C

Shades of cornsilk

#dfd6a3 #d5c986 #cabc68 #c0af4b #a9993b #8c7e31 #6e6427 #51491c #342f12 #171508

Tints of cornsilk

#ebe5c5 #ece7ca #eeeacf #f0ecd4 #f2eed9 #f3f0de #f5f2e3 #f7f5e8 #f9f7ed #faf9f2

Colors that go with cornsilk

Complementary#c0c6e9 Analogous#e9cec0 Analogous#dae9c0 Triadic#c0e9e3 Triadic#e3c0e9 Split complementary#c0dae9 Split complementary#cfc0e9

Cornsilk in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 3, 18, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9e3c0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 3 18 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 7 21 15

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.

Cornsilk in css

Copy #e9e3c0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9e3c0; }
.text { color: #e9e3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e3c0; }

How cornsilk looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Cornsilk and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e9e3c0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9e3c0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cornsilk on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e9e3c0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn cornsilk into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e9e3c0 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 cornsilk, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e9e3c0 are worked out. 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.