Lemon Chiffon is a light pastel shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Pastel Yellow, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Lemon Chiffon is a pastel color. Lemon Chiffon is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Lemon Chiffon is #FFF8C6.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Lemon Chiffon has 100%% Red, 97% Green, and 78% Blue.
Lemon Chiffon has 53° Hue, 22% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Lemon Chiffon has 53° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 89% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Lemon Chiffon has 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% 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 |
#FFF8C6 |
|
RGB |
(255, 248, 198) |
(100%, 97%, 78%) |
HSV |
(53°, 22, 100) |
(14%, 22%, 100%) |
HSL |
(53°, 100, 89) |
(14%, 100%, 89%) |
CMYK |
(0, 3, 22, 0) |
(0%, 3%, 22%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Lemon Chiffon is 92%, which is high.
Lemon Chiffon has a higher contrast with black than white.
Lemon Chiffon and black have a 19.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Lemon Chiffon and white have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
92% |
AAA (19.5) |
insufficient (1.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Lemon Chiffon paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 17% Yellow, 5% Red, 78% White, as shown below.
Yellow
17%
Red
5%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
78%
To mix Lemon Chiffon paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Magenta, 20% Yellow, 78% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
2%
Yellow
20%
Black
0%
White
78%
Colors similar to Lemon Chiffon are: Baja White, Milk Punch, Barley White, Citrine White, and Scotch Mist. Baja White is paler than Lemon Chiffon. Milk Punch is more orange and paler than Lemon Chiffon. Barley White is more orange and paler and darker than Lemon Chiffon. Citrine White is paler than Lemon Chiffon. Scotch Mist is paler and lighter than Lemon Chiffon.