Cream sits in the bright yellow family, with the hex code #FFFDD0 mapping to rgb(255, 253, 208) in RGB and hsl(57.4, 100%, 90.8%) in HSL. In OKLCH it carries 98% perceptual lightness and 0.058 chroma — a desaturated, light reading that behaves well as a background, surface or supporting tone in modern interfaces. Yellow is the most luminous hue the eye can perceive, which is why it dominates road signs, highlighters and warning labels. In branding it reads as cheerful and clarifying, but it must be earned — every percentage of saturation amplifies attention.
Yellow is the most luminous hue the eye can perceive, which is why it dominates road signs, highlighters and warning labels. In branding it reads as cheerful and clarifying, but it must be earned — every percentage of saturation amplifies attention.
Yellow text fails contrast on white almost universally. Use it as a background with dark text, or strictly for non-essential decoration. Mind colour-blind users — protan/deutan vision conflates yellow with green.
#FFFDD0rgb(255, 253, 208)hsl(57.4, 100%, 90.8%)hsv(57.4, 18.4%, 100%)lch(98.63% 22.38 101.89)oklch(98.44% 0.058 105.31)lab(98.63% -4.61 21.9):root {
--color: #fffdd0;
--color-rgb: rgb(255, 253, 208);
--color-hsl: hsl(57.4, 100%, 90.8%);
--color-oklch: oklch(98.44% 0.058 105.31);
}How cream performs as foreground text on common surfaces, scored with WCAG 2.1.
Tints are produced by mixing cream with progressively more white.
Shades are produced by mixing cream with progressively more black.
Tones are produced by mixing cream with progressively more gray, lowering chroma while keeping lightness.