Brilliance `#FDFDFD`

Brilliance (#FDFDFD) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 90°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.

Color values

HEX	`#FDFDFD`
RGB	`rgb(253, 253, 253)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 99%)`
HSV	`hsv(0, 0%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(99.3 0 0)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.994 0.000 90)`

How Brilliance behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Brilliance shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Warm interior (2700K incandescent / warm LED): → #fff7ed — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, gains intensity
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #fffef8 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #fdfdfd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
Blue-sky shade (cool daylight (~10000K proxy)): → #fdfeff — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged

Test Brilliance in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.02:1 and against black 20.65:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Colors that go with Brilliance

Tonal

One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.

#fdfdfd · #c9c9c9 · #a2a2a2 · #7c7c7c · #595959 · #383838

Analogous

The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.

#fdfdfd · #ffe5c3 · #f9cbaa · #e8b5a2 · #d4a19b · #be8e94

Shifted

The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.

#fdfdfd · #afc2ac · #ac9b6f · #658a60 · #6f6038 · #3a4c37

Contrast

One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.

#fdfdfd · #ded8c8 · #c0b598 · #9c937a · #495784 · #3c3627

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#fdfdfd · #dcdfe7 · #a09c92 · #5c5e63 · #2a261d · #010102

Bright Accent

This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.

#fdfdfd · #c9c9c9 · #9c9c9c · #222222 · #030303 · #e7c04d

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#fdfdfd · #d9dfef · #8d9bc2 · #4d5c89 · #1b2446 · #0b0500

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#fdfdfd · #d9dfef · #7aa2be · #655482 · #002a42 · #020006

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#fdfdfd · #cfe4e8 · #6fa7b1 · #764e72 · #381a35 · #000305

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#fdfdfd · #d0e5e0 · #72a99d · #4d5c89 · #3f1725 · #000008

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#fdfdfd · #fefefe · #fefefe · #fefefe · #ffffff

Shades

#d3d3d3 · #a9a9a9 · #7f7f7f · #545454 · #2a2a2a

Using Brilliance

Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color.