#FCFFF9Ceramic (#FCFFF9) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 129°, lightness 1 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FCFFF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(252, 255, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 100%, 99%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 2%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(99.6 -2 2.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.996 0.008 129) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Ceramic shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; 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.
#fff9e9 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#fffff4 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#fcfff9 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fcfffc — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Ceramic in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.01:1 and against black 20.81:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#fcfff9 · #c8cac5 · #a1a39e · #7b7d79 · #585a56 · #373836
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.
#fcfff9 · #eaf0b8 · #e3d7a3 · #d9bf93 · #cca887 · #bc937e
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.
#fcfff9 · #a3c5bd · #91a57b · #468e81 · #586944 · #2c4e48
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.
#fcfff9 · #d5ddcd · #aebca0 · #89709f · #4e5842 · #333a2b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fcfff9 · #e2dee5 · #9a9f95 · #605d62 · #24291f · #010102
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.
#fcfff9 · #c8c9c7 · #9b9c99 · #212320 · #030402 · #a8d66e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fcfff9 · #e4dcec · #a793ba · #6b537f · #301d3e · #000100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcfff9 · #e4dcec · #949ac2 · #7a4d6d · #202245 · #040002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fcfff9 · #d5e2ef · #80a0c1 · #834c56 · #401720 · #00030d
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fcfff9 · #d0e4ea · #72a6b6 · #6b537f · #401a0d · #020005
#fdfffa · #fdfffb · #fefffc · #fefffd · #fffffe
#d2d5d0 · #a8aaa6 · #7e807d · #545553 · #2a2b2a
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.