#FFE8F4Fairy Dust (#FFE8F4) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 345°, lightness 0.95 and chroma 0.029. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFE8F4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 232, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(329, 100%, 95%) |
| HSV | hsv(329, 9%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(94.1 9.8 -3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.953 0.029 345) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fairy Dust shifts subtly: takes on a pink 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.
#ffe2e4 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast, reads darker#ffe9ef — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: takes on a pink cast#ffe8f4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffe9f7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fairy Dust 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 1.16:1 and against black 18.1:1, 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.
#ffe8f4 · #d7c2cd · #af9ca6 · #877780 · #62555c · #40343a
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.
#ffe8f4 · #f7cbf3 · #d8bce9 · #b9adda · #9b9fc9 · #7e90b5
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.
#ffe8f4 · #c5a79e · #ad8199 · #996353 · #6e485e · #4e342c
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.
#ffe8f4 · #96d4b8 · #92828a · #795e6c · #58404d · #36272f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffe8f4 · #ccd4d0 · #9a8f95 · #545a57 · #2b2126 · #000101
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.
#ffe8f4 · #d0c6cb · #a3989e · #2b1e25 · #080105 · #e357b0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ffe8f4 · #d0c6cb · #a3989e · #2b1e25 · #080105 · #dec34d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffe8f4 · #c5d7ce · #709f8a · #28664e · #002d1d · #040002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffe8f4 · #c5d7ce · #839b76 · #0e6565 · #162b07 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffe8f4 · #d4d3c2 · #98956a · #1e6178 · #002937 · #040300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffe8f4 · #dbd0c2 · #a98e6a · #28664e · #0c2442 · #000301
#FEEAF4 · #FDECF5 · #FCEDF5 · #FBEFF6 · #FAF1F6
#D1BCC7 · #A4929B · #796A72 · #51454B · #2D2228
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.