#FFFBF8Eyeball (#FFFBF8) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 60°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.006. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFFBF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 251, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 100%, 99%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 3%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(98.8 0.8 1.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.990 0.006 60) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Eyeball shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, reads darker; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fff5e8 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, reads darker#fffcf3 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#fffbf8 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fffcfb — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Eyeball 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 1.03:1 and against black 20.41:1, 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.
#fffbf8 · #ccc8c6 · #a4a19f · #7f7c7a · #5b5957 · #393736
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.
#fffbf8 · #ffe1d4 · #fec4bc · #e8b0b6 · #cf9eaf · #b58ea7
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.
#fffbf8 · #bbbda2 · #ba9274 · #7e824c · #7a583d · #46472d
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.
#fffbf8 · #e3d4c9 · #79abcf · #846c5a · #624e3e · #403228
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fffbf8 · #d8dfe4 · #a39992 · #5a5e62 · #2d241e · #000102
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.
#fffbf8 · #d0cecd · #a9a7a6 · #3e3b3a · #1e1b1a · #f29744
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fffbf8 · #d1e1ec · #79a1bd · #326384 · #002a42 · #120400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fffbf8 · #d1e1ec · #6ea6b0 · #4d5b88 · #002d33 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fffbf8 · #cfe3de · #72a89c · #645482 · #2b1e41 · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fffbf8 · #d4e3d6 · #82a688 · #326384 · #371a35 · #000611
#fffcf9 · #fffcfa · #fffdfc · #fffefd · #fffefe
#d5d1cf · #aaa7a5 · #807e7c · #555453 · #2b2a29
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.