Cream Hex Code: #F3E9D2, Palettes and Styles

Cream, the usual valueWhite

#F3E9D2

111 creams in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?

White text looks like thisHard to read

Avoid for text. Use it for shapes and backgrounds instead. Contrast 1.2 to 1

Black text looks like thisVery easy to read

Fine for any text, even small print. Contrast 16.3 to 1

Black text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #F3E9D2, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

03247 palettes with cream

04The styles that use it

Art Deco Architecture5 Surrealism4 Trinket Design4 Cottagecore4 Dark Academia4 Wabi-Sabi4 Classical Architecture4 Contextualism4 Critical Regionalism4 Stripped Classicism4 Prairie Style4 Collage4 Indie Groovy4 Painting3 Abstract Expressionism3 Music3 Cubism3 Illustration3 Drawing / Sketch3 Mixed Media3 Printmaking3 Steampunk3 Bronze Age3 Dreamcore3 Japandi3 Architectural Postmodernism3 Scandinavian Architecture3 Structuralism3 Pueblo Revival3 Tropical Modernism3 Gothic Architecture3 Mediterranean Architecture3 Neoclassical Architecture3 Japanese Graphic3 90s Editorial3 Hand-drawn Doodles3 Rubber Hose3 Romantasy3 Neoclassical3 Art Nouveau3

And 94 more, in the palettes above.

05Questions

What is the hex code for cream?

Cream is most often given as #F3E9D2. There is no single official value; the 111 cream swatches in the Omoro library run across the range shown on this page.

What colours go with cream?

In the library's palettes, cream most often sits beside yellow, brown and orange, with black and grey as the neutrals.

Which design styles use cream?

Art Deco Architecture, Surrealism and Trinket Design use it most. 134 styles use it in all.

Goes withYellow 59%Brown 48%Orange 27%Red 26%Blue 26%Green 19%

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