Creme Color
Creme is a yellow color with hex code #FFFFB6. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with creme, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Creme Color Values
What Does Creme Mean?
Creme belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Creme reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Creme is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: pale greenish yellow, #EBE8A4). It is also known as Crème.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Creme
Creme and #B8B8FF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FFDBB8 and #DBFFB8, which sit beside creme on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair creme with triadic partners #B8FFFF and #FFB8FF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Light Beige —
#FFFEB6(Delta E 1) - Portafino —
#FFFFB4(Delta E 1) - Pale Prim —
#FDFEB8(Delta E 2) - Parchment —
#FEFCAF(Delta E 2) - Shalimar —
#FBFFBA(Delta E 3)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FFFFB6; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFB6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FFFFB6; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FFFFB640; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for creme?
Creme has the hex code #FFFFB6. In RGB notation it is rgb(255, 255, 182), in HSL it is hsl(60, 100%, 86%), and its OKLCH value is 0.983, 0.092, 108.
What does the color creme mean?
Yellow-family colors like creme carry distinct psychological associations. Creme belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Creme reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with creme?
Creme has three easy routes: its complement #B8B8FF for punch, its neighbors #FFDBB8 and #DBFFB8 for something calmer, or triadic partners #B8FFFF and #FFB8FF when you want energy.
Is creme a standard web color?
No — Creme is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FFFFB6 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make creme lighter or darker?
To lighten creme, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFFFF5 (lightest tint) to #474700 (darkest shade).
About Creme
Creme is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has alternative names including Crème. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FFFFB6 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.