Soft & pastelGentle classic
BabyBlue and Cream Color Combination
A light, slightly desaturated blue with a warm neutral: soft in chroma but still clear in contrast.
Hex codes #89CFF0 and #FFFDD0 — a gentle classic pair with a 1.65:1 contrast ratio between the two colors.
Values for this combination
- RGB
- rgb(137, 207, 240)
- HSL
- hsl(199, 77%, 74%)
- Hex
- #89CFF0
- RGB
- rgb(255, 253, 208)
- HSL
- hsl(57, 100%, 91%)
- Hex
- #FFFDD0
Contrast between BabyBlue and Cream
Contrast ratio 1.65:1. This only decides whether one color of the pair can carry text on the other — the colors themselves always work side by side.
Cream text on a BabyBlue surface, at 1.65:1.
BabyBlue text on a Cream surface, at 1.65:1.
Where this pair works
- Baby products
- Stationery
- Vintage-inspired design
Give BabyBlue (#89CFF0) roughly 60% of the surface, Cream (#FFFDD0) about 30%, and leave the last 10% for the neutral below. That split is what keeps a two-color combination from turning into a fight.
A five-color set from this pair
BabyBlue and Cream as a working palette: a pale tint of the lighter color for backgrounds, both colors as they are, a deep shade of the darker color for text and a neutral for everything in between.
- Pale tint#faf8e1backgrounds and large surfaces · closest to OldLace
- Primary#89CFF0the dominant color · closest to BabyBlue
- Secondary#FFFDD0the accent color · closest to Cream
- Deep shade#063247text, borders and icons · closest to PrussianBlue
- Neutral#f6f6f4dividers and quiet surfaces · closest to WhiteSmoke
Explore BabyBlue and Cream on their own
BabyBlue
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Frequently asked questions
Yes — this pair is used for baby products, stationery, vintage-inspired design. The two colors measure 1.65:1 against each other, which means the two should sit side by side as surfaces rather than as text and background.
Good to know
- Every value on this page is calculated from #89CFF0 and #FFFDD0 — nothing is hardcoded.
- Build a longer palette out of BabyBlue or Cream in the palette generator, or test your own text pair in the contrast checker.
Put this combination to work
Turn BabyBlue and Cream into a full palette, a gradient or a set of shades — or check the pair against WCAG.
