#FEFAF5 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 #FEFAF5 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FEFAF5 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Off 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.
Off White opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Off 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 Off White.
Off White keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Off 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 Off White carrying the quiet middle.
How #FEFAF5 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 #FEFAF5 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FEFAF5;
--color-base-rgb: 254 250 245;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(98.7% 0.008 73.7);
--color-50: #FEF8F0;
--color-100: #FCECD9;
--color-200: #F8DAB5;
--color-300: #EDBD83;
--color-400: #DDA055;
--color-500: #C38232;
--color-600: #94662E;
--color-700: #694B26;
--color-800: #44321D;
--color-900: #2A2014;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
off-white: {
50: '#FEF8F0',
100: '#FCECD9',
200: '#F8DAB5',
300: '#EDBD83',
400: '#DDA055',
500: '#C38232',
600: '#94662E',
700: '#694B26',
800: '#44321D',
900: '#2A2014',
},
}
$base: #FEFAF5; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF8F0; $base-100: #FCECD9; $base-200: #F8DAB5; $base-300: #EDBD83; $base-400: #DDA055; $base-500: #C38232; $base-600: #94662E; $base-700: #694B26; $base-800: #44321D; $base-900: #2A2014; $base-hover: #F5CC9B; $base-subtle: #FEFEFD;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FEFAF5",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF8F0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FCECD9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F8DAB5",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#EDBD83",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DDA055",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C38232",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#94662E",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#694B26",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#44321D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2A2014",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}