#FCF4E7 is a light neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #FCF4E7 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FCF4E7 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Old Lace sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Old Lace opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Old Lace is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Old Lace.
Old Lace keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Old Lace is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Old Lace carrying the quiet middle.
How #FCF4E7 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #FCF4E7 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FCF4E7;
--color-base-rgb: 252 244 231;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(97.0% 0.019 80.1);
--color-50: #FEF9F1;
--color-100: #FBEFDA;
--color-200: #F6DEB6;
--color-300: #EAC385;
--color-400: #DAA858;
--color-500: #BF8A36;
--color-600: #916C30;
--color-700: #674F28;
--color-800: #43351E;
--color-900: #292114;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
old-lace: {
50: '#FEF9F1',
100: '#FBEFDA',
200: '#F6DEB6',
300: '#EAC385',
400: '#DAA858',
500: '#BF8A36',
600: '#916C30',
700: '#674F28',
800: '#43351E',
900: '#292114',
},
}
$base: #FCF4E7; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF9F1; $base-100: #FBEFDA; $base-200: #F6DEB6; $base-300: #EAC385; $base-400: #DAA858; $base-500: #BF8A36; $base-600: #916C30; $base-700: #674F28; $base-800: #43351E; $base-900: #292114; $base-hover: #F2CD92; $base-subtle: #FDFCF9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FCF4E7",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF9F1",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FBEFDA",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F6DEB6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#EAC385",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DAA858",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#BF8A36",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#916C30",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#674F28",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#43351E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#292114",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}