Ivory

#f2f2e1

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

This is Ivory, a soft yellow at 60 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Ivory color values

Every conversion for #f2f2e1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2f2e1

RGB242, 242, 225

HSL60, 40%, 92%

HSV60, 7%, 95%

CMYK0%, 0%, 7%, 5%

Lab95.08, -2.9, 8.19

XYZ81.96, 87.82, 83.86

Decimal15921889

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone621 C

Shades of ivory

#e5e5c3 #d8d8a4 #caca86 #bdbd67 #aeae4b #8f8f3e #717131 #525224 #343416 #151509

Tints of ivory

#f3f3e3 #f4f4e5 #f4f4e6 #f5f5e8 #f6f6ea #f7f7ec #f7f7ed #f8f8ef #f9f9f1 #fafaf3

Colors that go with ivory

Complementary#e1e1f2 Analogous#f2eae1 Analogous#eaf2e1 Triadic#e1f2f2 Triadic#f2e1f2 Split complementary#e1eaf2 Split complementary#eae1f2

Ivory in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 7, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2f2e1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 7 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 10 11

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 #f2f2e1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2f2e1; }
.text { color: #f2f2e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f2e1; }

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 #f2f2e1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2f2e1 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 #f2f2e1 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 #f2f2e1 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

Here is how the numbers for #f2f2e1 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.