Milk color can vary from white to pale yellowish to blue tinge. The color Milk represents the average color of milk.
What color is Milk?
Milk color belongs to the Yellow White color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Milk is #FDFFF5, and the RGB color code is RGB(253, 255, 245).
In the RGB color model, Milk has a red value of 253, a green value of 255, and a blue value of 245. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.8% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 3.9% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 72° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 98.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Milk has a hue of 72° (degrees), 3.9 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Milk is cool or warm?
The color Milk is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Milk? (For interior and product design)
Milk has an LRV of nearly 99. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 99 of Milk with dark and light color
Is Milk Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Milk meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Milk color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #FDFFF5
- Red
- FD
- Green
- FF
- Blue
- F5
- Red
- 253 (99.2%)
- Green
- 255 (100.0%)
- Blue
- 245 (96.1%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.78%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 3.92%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 72°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 98.04 %
- Hue
- 72°
- Saturation
- 3.92 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 0 (0.0%)
- Yellow
- 10 (4.0%)
- Blue
- 0 (0.2%)
- Hue
- 72°
- Whiteness
- 96.08 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 0.78%
- Magenta
- 0.00%
- Yellow
- 3.92%
- X
- 92.75
- Y
- 99
- Z
- 100.61
- Y1
- 99
- X
- 0.32
- Y2
- 0.34
- L
- 99.61
- A
- -2.38
- B
- 4.53
- L
- 99.61
- C
- 5.12
- H
- 117.73
- L
- 99.61
- U
- -0.58
- V
- 7.39
- L
- 99.5
- A
- -7.72
- B
- 9.7
- LRV
- ~ 99 %
- Munsell Color System
- 6.5GY 9.9/1
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Milk
These are the named colors closest to Milk , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Design
Milk color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Milk to RAL Design
Pantone TCX
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RAL Classic
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Pantone PMS
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British Standard 4800
Milk color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Milk to British Standard 4800
Paint similar to Milk
These are the real paint colors closest to Milk from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Milk once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Milk color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Milk to Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Milk color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Milk to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Milk color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Milk to Valspar
Behr
Milk color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Milk to Behr
Sherwin Williams
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PPG Paints
Milk color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Milk to PPG Paints
Farrow & Ball
Milk color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Milk to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Milk - #FDFFF5 color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Milk - #FDFFF5?
Color that best contrast with Milk - #FDFFF5 is #F7F5FF, color name is Magnolia White*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Milk - #FDFFF5?
Complementary or Opposite color for Milk - #FDFFF5 is #F7F5FF, color name is Magnolia White*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Milk - #FDFFF5 Color Images and Patterns
