#FCF4E8 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 #FCF4E8 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FCF4E8 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 #FCF4E8 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 #FCF4E8 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FCF4E8;
--color-base-rgb: 252 244 232;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(97.0% 0.018 78.2);
--color-50: #FEF9F1;
--color-100: #FBEEDA;
--color-200: #F5DCB7;
--color-300: #E9C286;
--color-400: #D9A659;
--color-500: #BE8837;
--color-600: #916A31;
--color-700: #664E28;
--color-800: #43341E;
--color-900: #292114;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
old-lace: {
50: '#FEF9F1',
100: '#FBEEDA',
200: '#F5DCB7',
300: '#E9C286',
400: '#D9A659',
500: '#BE8837',
600: '#916A31',
700: '#664E28',
800: '#43341E',
900: '#292114',
},
}
$base: #FCF4E8; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF9F1; $base-100: #FBEEDA; $base-200: #F5DCB7; $base-300: #E9C286; $base-400: #D9A659; $base-500: #BE8837; $base-600: #916A31; $base-700: #664E28; $base-800: #43341E; $base-900: #292114; $base-hover: #F1CB93; $base-subtle: #FDFCF9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FCF4E8",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF9F1",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FBEEDA",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F5DCB7",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E9C286",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D9A659",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#BE8837",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#916A31",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#664E28",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#43341E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#292114",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}