Cream vs Lit

Cream and Lit are both yellows, but they are not the same color: the measured difference between their classic values is ΔE 5.5, noticeably different side by side.

Cream

RGB: 255, 255, 194
HSL: 60, 100%, 88%
OKLCH: 98.5% 0.078 107.7

Temperature: warm

Closest encyclopedia entry: Cream

Lit

RGB: 255, 254, 216
HSL: 58, 100%, 92%
OKLCH: 98.8% 0.049 106.0

Temperature: neutral, leaning warm

Closest encyclopedia entry: Lit

Measured difference: ΔE 5.5 · noticeably different side by side. ΔE is a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart.

Guide

How to tell Cream and Lit apart

1 Cream carries more chroma, so it reads more saturated. Lit looks grayer in direct comparison.
2 Temperature splits them: Cream reads warm while Lit reads neutral, leaning warm.
3 Check them against a true neutral gray: subtle undertones surface immediately next to something with no undertone at all.

Guide

When to use which

Cream is a surface color: it needs a dark background before it can carry text.

Lit is a surface color: it needs a dark background before it can carry text.

Palettes

Their palettes, side by side

Cream complementary palette

Lit complementary palette

Cream analogous palette

Lit analogous palette

FAQ

FAQs

Are Cream and Lit the same color?

No. Using their classic reference values, they differ by ΔE 5.5 (a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart). That makes them noticeably different side by side.

Which is darker, Cream or Lit?

Cream is darker: 0 points lower in OKLCH lightness than Lit.