#FEFAF3 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 #FEFAF3 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FEFAF3 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 #FEFAF3 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 #FEFAF3 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FEFAF3;
--color-base-rgb: 254 250 243;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(98.6% 0.010 81.8);
--color-50: #FEF9F0;
--color-100: #FDEFD8;
--color-200: #F9DFB4;
--color-300: #EEC681;
--color-400: #DFAC53;
--color-500: #C58E30;
--color-600: #966F2C;
--color-700: #6A5125;
--color-800: #45361C;
--color-900: #2A2213;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
floral-white: {
50: '#FEF9F0',
100: '#FDEFD8',
200: '#F9DFB4',
300: '#EEC681',
400: '#DFAC53',
500: '#C58E30',
600: '#966F2C',
700: '#6A5125',
800: '#45361C',
900: '#2A2213',
},
}
$base: #FEFAF3; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF9F0; $base-100: #FDEFD8; $base-200: #F9DFB4; $base-300: #EEC681; $base-400: #DFAC53; $base-500: #C58E30; $base-600: #966F2C; $base-700: #6A5125; $base-800: #45361C; $base-900: #2A2213; $base-hover: #F6D395; $base-subtle: #FEFDFB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FEFAF3",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF9F0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDEFD8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F9DFB4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#EEC681",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DFAC53",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C58E30",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#966F2C",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6A5125",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#45361C",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2A2213",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}