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Ivory colour

A soft white with a faint yellow warmth. Refined and classic, it is gentler than pure white for backgrounds and weddings.

#FFFFF0

Ivory colour codes

Hex
#FFFFF0
RGB
rgb(255, 255, 240)
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 97%)
HSV
hsv(60, 6%, 100%)
OKLCH
oklch(1.00 0.02 107)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 0%)

Complementary palette

Ivory with its opposite on the colour wheel.
#FFFFF0
rgb(255, 255, 240)
#F0F0FF
rgb(240, 240, 255)

Triad palette

Ivory with two evenly-spaced partners.
#FFFFF0
rgb(255, 255, 240)
#F0FFFF
rgb(240, 255, 255)
#FFF0FF
rgb(255, 240, 255)

Monochromatic palette

Lighter and darker versions of ivory at the same hue.
#808078
rgb(128, 128, 120)
#B3B3A8
rgb(179, 179, 168)
#E6E6D8
rgb(230, 230, 216)
#FFFFF0
rgb(255, 255, 240)

Lighter tints

Ivory toward white.
#FFFFF0
rgb(255, 255, 240)
#FFFFF2
rgb(255, 255, 242)
#FFFFF4
rgb(255, 255, 244)
#FFFFF6
rgb(255, 255, 246)
#FFFFF9
rgb(255, 255, 249)
#FFFFFB
rgb(255, 255, 251)
#FFFFFD
rgb(255, 255, 253)
#FFFFFF
rgb(255, 255, 255)

Darker shades

Ivory toward black.
#FFFFF0
rgb(255, 255, 240)
#DBDBCE
rgb(219, 219, 206)
#B6B6AB
rgb(182, 182, 171)
#929289
rgb(146, 146, 137)
#6D6D67
rgb(109, 109, 103)
#494945
rgb(73, 73, 69)
#242422
rgb(36, 36, 34)
#000000
rgb(0, 0, 0)

About ivory

A soft white with a faint yellow warmth. Refined and classic, it is gentler than pure white for backgrounds and weddings. The value shown here (#FFFFF0) is a widely used representation — descriptive colour names like this cover a small range rather than one fixed code, so feel free to nudge it in the colour picker to suit your project.

Palettes that work with ivory

The complementary colour (#F0F0FF) sits opposite ivory on the wheel for high contrast, while the triad spreads three balanced hues. For subtle, layered designs the monochromatic set keeps the same hue at different lightness. All are generated automatically above — click any swatch to copy.

Using ivory in your design

For CSS, paste #FFFFF0 or the oklch(1.00 0.02 107) value, or download the ready-made ivory.css file above — it includes a full 50–950 token scale. Always check contrast before using ivory behind text.

What is the hex code for ivory?
Ivory is commonly #FFFFF0 (rgb(255, 255, 240)). It covers a small range, but this is a widely used value.
What colours go well with ivory?
Its complementary colour #F0F0FF and the triad/monochromatic palettes shown above. Use the picker's harmony tool to explore more.

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