#FEFAF0 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 #FEFAF0 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FEFAF0 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 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 keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
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 #FEFAF0 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 #FEFAF0 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FEFAF0;
--color-base-rgb: 254 250 240;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(98.5% 0.014 88.7);
--color-50: #FEFAF0;
--color-100: #FDF3D8;
--color-200: #FAE6B2;
--color-300: #F0D07F;
--color-400: #E2B950;
--color-500: #C89C2D;
--color-600: #98792A;
--color-700: #6B5724;
--color-800: #463A1B;
--color-900: #2B2413;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
floral-white: {
50: '#FEFAF0',
100: '#FDF3D8',
200: '#FAE6B2',
300: '#F0D07F',
400: '#E2B950',
500: '#C89C2D',
600: '#98792A',
700: '#6B5724',
800: '#463A1B',
900: '#2B2413',
},
}
$base: #FEFAF0; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEFAF0; $base-100: #FDF3D8; $base-200: #FAE6B2; $base-300: #F0D07F; $base-400: #E2B950; $base-500: #C89C2D; $base-600: #98792A; $base-700: #6B5724; $base-800: #463A1B; $base-900: #2B2413; $base-hover: #F8DC94; $base-subtle: #FEFDFB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FEFAF0",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEFAF0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDF3D8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FAE6B2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F0D07F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#E2B950",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C89C2D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#98792A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6B5724",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#463A1B",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2B2413",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}