Cornsilk

#fcf2d4

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

This is Cornsilk, a vivid yellow at 45 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 #fcf2d4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fcf2d4
RGB252, 242, 212
HSL45, 87%, 91%
HSV45, 16%, 99%
CMYK0%, 4%, 16%, 1%
Lab95.56, -1.46, 15.68
XYZ83.78, 88.95, 75.04
Decimal16577236
Web safe#ffffcc
Pantone4545 C
Pantone4545 CHex#fcf2d4Rgb252 242 212Cmyk0 4 16 1Lab96 -1 16Darker#f3ca4fDeep#f7de91Lighter#fcf6e4

Shades of cornsilk

Tints of cornsilk

Colors that go with cornsilk

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, 4, 16, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fcf2d4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 4 16 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 8 19 7
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 #fcf2d4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fcf2d4; }
.text { color: #fcf2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fcf2d4; }

How cornsilk looks on light and dark

Cornsilk and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #fcf2d4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.12:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
18.79:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fcf2d4 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 #fcf2d4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #fcf2d4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #fcf2d4 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.