What color is Ivory?
Ivory is a warm, creamy off-white with a faint yellow tint, hex #FFFFE3, close to the color of a magnolia petal. It is softer and warmer than pure white, with a gentle, muted tone that reads as natural rather than stark.
What is the meaning of the color Ivory?
Named after elephant tusk material traded across Africa and Asia for centuries, ivory entered English as a color name by the late 19th century. Demand for tusk ivory drove a global trade centered in ports like Zanzibar, which by the 1870s was the world’s largest ivory market. The color inherited associations with luxury and organic warmth from this trade. The international ivory trade ban established under CITES in 1989 did not diminish the color name’s cultural presence — Benjamin Moore lists Ivory White as one of its enduring interior paint shades.
What colors go with Ivory?
Colors that pair well with Ivory include:
Sage Green: soft, natural balance
Navy Blue: sharp, grounding contrast
Caramel: warm, tonal depth
Dusty Rose: gentle, delicate softness
Charcoal: clean, modern contrast
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FFFFE3 |
color: #FFFFE3;
|
| RGB | 255, 255, 227 |
color: rgb(255, 255, 227);
|
| RGB Percentage | 100%, 100%, 89% |
color: rgb(100%, 100%, 89%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 11%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 60°, 100%, 95% |
color: hsl(60, 100%, 95%);
|
| HSV | 60°, 11%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 76, 0, 9 |
color: lab(76% 0 9);
|
| Decimal | 16777187 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.ivory {
color: #FFFFE3;
}
$ivory: #FFFFE3;
rgb(255, 255, 227)