#FDFFF5 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 #FDFFF5 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FDFFF5 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 #FDFFF5 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 #FDFFF5 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FDFFF5;
--color-base-rgb: 253 255 245;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(99.6% 0.013 115.8);
--color-50: #FCFEF0;
--color-100: #F6FDD8;
--color-200: #EDFCB1;
--color-300: #DEF877;
--color-400: #CBEC46;
--color-500: #AFD222;
--color-600: #869F23;
--color-700: #60701F;
--color-800: #3F4818;
--color-900: #272C11;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
ivory: {
50: '#FCFEF0',
100: '#F6FDD8',
200: '#EDFCB1',
300: '#DEF877',
400: '#CBEC46',
500: '#AFD222',
600: '#869F23',
700: '#60701F',
800: '#3F4818',
900: '#272C11',
},
}
$base: #FDFFF5; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FCFEF0; $base-100: #F6FDD8; $base-200: #EDFCB1; $base-300: #DEF877; $base-400: #CBEC46; $base-500: #AFD222; $base-600: #869F23; $base-700: #60701F; $base-800: #3F4818; $base-900: #272C11; $base-hover: #E9FF91; $base-subtle: #FEFFFC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FDFFF5",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FCFEF0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F6FDD8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EDFCB1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#DEF877",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#CBEC46",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#AFD222",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#869F23",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#60701F",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3F4818",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#272C11",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}