Ivory (color)

Ivory
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#`FFFFF0`
RGB^B	(r, g, b)	(255, 255, 240)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(60°, 6%, 100%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Ivory is an off-white color that resembles ivory, the material out of which the teeth and tusks of animals (such as, notably, the elephant and the walrus) is made. It has a very slight tint of yellow.

The first recorded use of ivory as a color name in English was in 1385. ^[1]

The color "ivory" was included as one of the X11 colors when they were formulated in 1987.

Ivory in nature

Plants

The Ivory-colored cymbidium is a species of orchid.

Birds

Ivory is used adjectivally in the names of several birds to describe their appearance, including the Ivory Gull, Ivory-backed Woodswallow, Ivory-billed Aracari, Ivory-billed Woodcreeper, Ivory-billed Woodpecker and Ivory-breasted Pitta.

References

^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 197; Color Sample of Ivory: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample B12

Shades of white
Anti-flash white	Antique white	Beige	Blond	Cornsilk	Cosmic latte	Cream	Eggshell	Floral white	Ghost white

Honeydew	Isabelline	Ivory	Lavender blush	Lemon chiffon	Linen	Magnolia	Mint cream	Munsell	Navajo white

Old lace	Papaya whip	Pearl	Seashell	Snow	Splashed white	Vanilla	White	White smoke

The samples shown above are only indicative.

Ivory (color)

Ivory in nature

References

See also