#FFFEFA 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 #FFFEFA works with other colors. Named schemes with #FFFEFA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
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.
White opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
White leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
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 White.
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 White carrying the quiet middle.
How #FFFEFA 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 #FFFEFA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FFFEFA;
--color-base-rgb: 255 254 250;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(99.7% 0.005 95.1);
--color-50: #FEFCF0;
--color-100: #FDF6D8;
--color-200: #FCEDB1;
--color-300: #F8DE77;
--color-400: #ECCB46;
--color-500: #D2AF22;
--color-600: #9F8623;
--color-700: #70601F;
--color-800: #483F18;
--color-900: #2C2711;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
white: {
50: '#FEFCF0',
100: '#FDF6D8',
200: '#FCEDB1',
300: '#F8DE77',
400: '#ECCB46',
500: '#D2AF22',
600: '#9F8623',
700: '#70601F',
800: '#483F18',
900: '#2C2711',
},
}
$base: #FFFEFA; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEFCF0; $base-100: #FDF6D8; $base-200: #FCEDB1; $base-300: #F8DE77; $base-400: #ECCB46; $base-500: #D2AF22; $base-600: #9F8623; $base-700: #70601F; $base-800: #483F18; $base-900: #2C2711; $base-hover: #FFEA95; $base-subtle: #FFFFFE;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FFFEFA",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEFCF0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDF6D8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FCEDB1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F8DE77",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#ECCB46",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#D2AF22",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#9F8623",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#70601F",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#483F18",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2C2711",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}