Ivory Color
Ivory is a yellow color with hex code #FFFFF0. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with ivory, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Ivory Color Values
What Does Ivory Mean?
Ivory 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, Ivory reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Ivory is classified as a white (nearest centroid: yellowish white, #F0EAD6).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Ivory
Ivory and #F0F0FF 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 — #FFF7F0 and #F7FFF0, which sit beside ivory on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair ivory with triadic partners #F0FFFF and #FFF0FF. 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
- Rice Cake —
#FFFEF0(Delta E 1) - Orange White —
#FEFCED(Delta E 1) - Island Spice —
#FFFCEE(Delta E 1) - Apricot White —
#FFFEEC(Delta E 2) - Buttery White —
#FFFCEA(Delta E 2)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FFFFF0; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFF0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FFFFF0; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FFFFF040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for ivory?
Ivory has the hex code #FFFFF0. In RGB notation it is rgb(255, 255, 240), in HSL it is hsl(60, 100%, 97%), and its OKLCH value is 0.996, 0.02, 106.8.
What does the color ivory mean?
Yellow-family colors like ivory carry distinct psychological associations. Ivory 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, Ivory reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with ivory?
Ivory has three easy routes: its complement #F0F0FF for punch, its neighbors #FFF7F0 and #F7FFF0 for something calmer, or triadic partners #F0FFFF and #FFF0FF when you want energy.
Is ivory a standard web color?
Yes — Ivory is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #FFFFF0 or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make ivory lighter or darker?
To lighten ivory, 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 #FFFFFF (lightest tint) to #525200 (darkest shade).
About Ivory
Ivory is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FFFFF0 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.