China Ivory is a light pastel shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and low saturation. China Ivory is a pastel color. China Ivory is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for China Ivory is #FCFFE7.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, China Ivory has 99%% Red, 100% Green, and 91% Blue.
China Ivory has 68° Hue, 9% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
China Ivory has 68° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 95% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
China Ivory has 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FCFFE7 |
|
RGB |
(252, 255, 231) |
(99%, 100%, 91%) |
HSV |
(68°, 9, 100) |
(19%, 9%, 100%) |
HSL |
(68°, 94, 95) |
(19%, 94%, 95%) |
CMYK |
(1, 0, 9, 0) |
(1%, 0%, 9%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of China Ivory is 98%, which is high.
China Ivory has a higher contrast with black than white.
China Ivory and black have a 20.6:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
China Ivory and white have a 1.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
98% |
AAA (20.6) |
insufficient (1.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix China Ivory paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 7% Yellow, 2% Green, 91% White, as shown below.
Yellow
7%
Red
0%
Green
2%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
91%
To mix China Ivory paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Cyan, 8% Yellow, 91% White, as shown below.
Cyan
1%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
8%
Black
0%
White
91%
Colors similar to China Ivory are: Hint Of Yellow, Moon Glow, Off White, Ivory, and Mimosa. Moon Glow is more yellow and brighter than China Ivory. Off White is more yellow than China Ivory. Ivory is more yellow and paler than China Ivory. Mimosa is brighter and darker than China Ivory.