Cornsilk

#faf4dd

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

Cornsilk falls in the yellow band, pale and strong. 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 #faf4dd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#faf4dd

RGB250, 244, 221

HSL48, 74%, 92%

HSV48, 12%, 98%

CMYK0%, 2%, 12%, 2%

Lab96.1, -1.79, 11.79

XYZ84.83, 90.25, 81.35

Decimal16446685

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone454 C

Shades of cornsilk

#f4e8b7 #efdb90 #e9cf6a #e3c243 #dbb420 #b4941b #8e7515 #67550f #41360a #1b1604

Tints of cornsilk

#faf5df #fbf5e1 #fbf6e3 #fbf6e4 #fbf7e6 #fcf8e8 #fcf8ea #fcf9ec #fcf9ee #fdfaef

Colors that go with cornsilk

Complementary#dde3fa Analogous#fae6dd Analogous#f2fadd Triadic#ddfaf4 Triadic#f4ddfa Split complementary#ddf2fa Split complementary#e6ddfa

Cornsilk in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 12, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #faf4dd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 12 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 15 8

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 #faf4dd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #faf4dd; }
.text { color: #faf4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #faf4dd; }

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 #faf4dd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #faf4dd 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 #faf4dd 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 #faf4dd 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 #faf4dd 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.