CSS named color
LemonChiffon #FFFACD
LemonChiffon (CSS keyword lemonchiffon) has the hex code #FFFACD and the RGB value rgb(255, 250, 205): an off-white with a yellow tint.
Named after the pale filling of lemon chiffon pie. It is a very light, creamy yellow used for highlights and callout backgrounds.
Color codes for LemonChiffon
| CSS keyword | lemonchiffon |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FFFACD |
| RGB | rgb(255, 250, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 100%, 90%) |
| HWB | hwb(54 80% 0%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.8% 0.058 102.2) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 16,775,885 |
| Hue family | Yellows |
Contrast and accessibility
On lemonchiffon, black text has a contrast ratio of 19.80:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.06:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on lemonchiffon | 19.80:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 102.0 |
| White text on lemonchiffon | 1.06:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Lemonchiffon text on white | 1.06:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Lemonchiffon text on black | 19.80:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −103.4 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes lemonchiffon with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, lemonchiffon, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#fffad0 - 15%
#fffbd5 - 25%
#fffbda - 35%
#fffcdf - 45%
#fffce4 - 55%
#fffde9 - 65%
#fffdee - 75%
#fffef3 - 85%
#fffef8 - 95%
#fffffd
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#f2eec3 - 15%
#d9d5ae - 25%
#bfbc9a - 35%
#a6a385 - 45%
#8c8a71 - 55%
#73705c - 65%
#595848 - 75%
#403f33 - 85%
#26261f - 95%
#0d0d0a
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, lemonchiffon's complementary color is #F4F6FF (close to aliceblue), its analogous colors are #FFF3D4 and #E9FFD8, and its triadic partners are #D8FFFF and #FFEDFF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #f4f6ff |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #fff3d4#e9ffd8 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #d8ffff#ffedff |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #e9faff#fff0ff |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
LemonChiffon is a warm color: its hue is 54° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Nearest CSS named colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| lightgoldenrodyellow | #fafad2 | 0.9 |
| cornsilk | #fff8dc | 2.2 |
| lightyellow | #ffffe0 | 2.3 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| yellow-100 | #fef9c2 | 1.4 |
| amber-100 | #fef3c6 | 1.7 |
| lime-100 | #ecfcca | 2.6 |
Code snippets
.element {
color: lemonchiffon;
background-color: #fffacd;
border-color: rgb(255 250 205);
outline-color: oklch(97.8% 0.058 102.2);
}<div class="bg-[#fffacd] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-lemonchiffon: #fffacd;
}
/* then use bg-lemonchiffon, text-lemonchiffon, border-lemonchiffon */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let lemonchiffon = Color(red: 1.000, green: 0.980, blue: 0.804)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Lemonchiffon = Color(0xFFFFFACD)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const lemonchiffon = Color(0xFFFFFACD);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="lemonchiffon">#FFFACD</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for lemonchiffon?
- The hex code for lemonchiffon is #FFFACD. The same color is rgb(255, 250, 205), hsl(54, 100%, 90%) and oklch(97.8% 0.058 102.2), and in CSS you can also write the keyword lemonchiffon directly.
- Is lemonchiffon a warm or cool color?
- LemonChiffon is a warm color: its hue is 54° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
- What colors go with lemonchiffon?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, lemonchiffon's complementary color is #F4F6FF (close to aliceblue), its analogous colors are #FFF3D4 and #E9FFD8, and its triadic partners are #D8FFFF and #FFEDFF. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on lemonchiffon?
- White text on lemonchiffon has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 19.80:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc 0.0 for white and Lc 102.0 for black.
- What is the RGB value of lemonchiffon?
- LemonChiffon is rgb(255, 250, 205): red 255, green 250 and blue 205 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 100.0%, 98.0% and 80.4%. As a decimal integer it is 16775885.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.