#FDFEF3 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 #FDFEF3 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FDFEF3 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Ivory 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.
Ivory opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Ivory leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Ivory is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Ivory.
Ivory 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 Ivory carrying the quiet middle.
How #FDFEF3 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 #FDFEF3 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FDFEF3;
--color-base-rgb: 253 254 243;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(99.3% 0.014 110.9);
--color-50: #FDFEF0;
--color-100: #FAFDD8;
--color-200: #F3F9B4;
--color-300: #E5EE81;
--color-400: #D4DF53;
--color-500: #B9C530;
--color-600: #8D962C;
--color-700: #646A25;
--color-800: #41451C;
--color-900: #282A13;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
ivory: {
50: '#FDFEF0',
100: '#FAFDD8',
200: '#F3F9B4',
300: '#E5EE81',
400: '#D4DF53',
500: '#B9C530',
600: '#8D962C',
700: '#646A25',
800: '#41451C',
900: '#282A13',
},
}
$base: #FDFEF3; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDFEF0; $base-100: #FAFDD8; $base-200: #F3F9B4; $base-300: #E5EE81; $base-400: #D4DF53; $base-500: #B9C530; $base-600: #8D962C; $base-700: #646A25; $base-800: #41451C; $base-900: #282A13; $base-hover: #EEF695; $base-subtle: #FEFEFB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FDFEF3",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDFEF0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FAFDD8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F3F9B4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E5EE81",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D4DF53",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B9C530",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#8D962C",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#646A25",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#41451C",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#282A13",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}