Cornsilk is the CSS named color #FFF8DC — rgb(255, 248, 220), hsl(48, 100%, 93%). Its relative luminance is 0.936, giving 1.07:1 against white and 19.71:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #FFF8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 248, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 100%, 93%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.9356 |
| Contrast on white | 1.07:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 19.71:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing cornsilk toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
cornsilk is #FFF8DC, which is rgb(255, 248, 220) and hsl(48, 100%, 93%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Cornsilk has a relative luminance of 0.936 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.07:1; against black, 19.71:1.
cornsilk reaches 19.71:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.