#FEFDF0 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 #FEFDF0 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FEFDF0 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 #FEFDF0 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 #FEFDF0 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FEFDF0;
--color-base-rgb: 254 253 240;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(99.1% 0.017 103.1);
--color-50: #FEFDF0;
--color-100: #FDFBD8;
--color-200: #FAF5B2;
--color-300: #F0E97F;
--color-400: #E2D850;
--color-500: #C8BE2D;
--color-600: #98902A;
--color-700: #6B6624;
--color-800: #46431B;
--color-900: #2B2913;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
ivory: {
50: '#FEFDF0',
100: '#FDFBD8',
200: '#FAF5B2',
300: '#F0E97F',
400: '#E2D850',
500: '#C8BE2D',
600: '#98902A',
700: '#6B6624',
800: '#46431B',
900: '#2B2913',
},
}
$base: #FEFDF0; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEFDF0; $base-100: #FDFBD8; $base-200: #FAF5B2; $base-300: #F0E97F; $base-400: #E2D850; $base-500: #C8BE2D; $base-600: #98902A; $base-700: #6B6624; $base-800: #46431B; $base-900: #2B2913; $base-hover: #F8F194; $base-subtle: #FEFEFB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FEFDF0",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEFDF0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDFBD8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FAF5B2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F0E97F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#E2D850",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#C8BE2D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#98902A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#6B6624",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#46431B",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2B2913",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}