#FCFBF2 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 #FCFBF2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FCFBF2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Floral White 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.
Floral White opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Floral White leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Floral White is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Floral White.
Floral White 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 Floral White carrying the quiet middle.
How #FCFBF2 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 #FCFBF2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FCFBF2;
--color-base-rgb: 252 251 242;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(98.6% 0.012 101.5);
--color-50: #FDFCF2;
--color-100: #F8F5DD;
--color-200: #F0EBBD;
--color-300: #E0D88F;
--color-400: #CDC365;
--color-500: #B2A743;
--color-600: #88803A;
--color-700: #615C2E;
--color-800: #403D21;
--color-900: #272516;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
floral-white: {
50: '#FDFCF2',
100: '#F8F5DD',
200: '#F0EBBD',
300: '#E0D88F',
400: '#CDC365',
500: '#B2A743',
600: '#88803A',
700: '#615C2E',
800: '#403D21',
900: '#272516',
},
}
$base: #FCFBF2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDFCF2; $base-100: #F8F5DD; $base-200: #F0EBBD; $base-300: #E0D88F; $base-400: #CDC365; $base-500: #B2A743; $base-600: #88803A; $base-700: #615C2E; $base-800: #403D21; $base-900: #272516; $base-hover: #EAE3A2; $base-subtle: #FEFEFC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FCFBF2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDFCF2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F8F5DD",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F0EBBD",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E0D88F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#CDC365",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B2A743",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#88803A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#615C2E",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#403D21",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#272516",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}