Floral White `#FFFAF0`

Floral White (#FFFAF0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.014. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.

Color values

HEX	`#FFFAF0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 240)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 100%, 97%)`
HSV	`hsv(40, 6%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 0%)`
CIE Lab	`lab(98.4 0 5.4)`
OKLCH	`oklch(0.986 0.014 85)`

How Floral White behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Floral White shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, reads darker; 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): → #fff4e0 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, reads darker
Neutral LED (4000K task and retail lighting): → #fffbeb — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged
Daylight (6500K standard daylight (reference)): → #fffaf0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged
North light / shade (~7500K diffuse blue-sky light): → #fffbf3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 1.04:1 and against black 20.18:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.

Palettes built from Floral White

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.

#fffaf0 · #cdc9c0 · #a6a29a · #807c75 · #5c5953 · #3a3833

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.

#fffaf0 · #ffe1c1 · #f8c7aa · #e6b2a3 · #d19e9c · #ba8b95

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.

#fffaf0 · #afbfa8 · #ad976d · #67875a · #6f5d36 · #3a4933

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.

#fffaf0 · #ddd5c6 · #bfb196 · #9c9077 · #415580 · #3b3325

Quiet Support

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

#fffaf0 · #d9dde4 · #9f9a90 · #5b5d62 · #2a261c · #010103

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.

#fffaf0 · #cccac6 · #a19e99 · #2b2822 · #090703 · #edbc4d

Complementary

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

#fffaf0 · #d5ddec · #889bc0 · #485c88 · #162545 · #0e0600

Split-complementary

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

#fffaf0 · #d5ddec · #76a1bb · #605483 · #002a3e · #010006

Triadic

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

#fffaf0 · #cde1e4 · #6da6ac · #724e75 · #351a37 · #000304

Tetradic

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

#fffaf0 · #cee2dc · #73a798 · #485c88 · #3d1728 · #000008

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#FEF9F0 · #FCF8F1 · #FBF7F1 · #F9F7F1 · #F8F6F2

Shades

#D0CBC2 · #A29E96 · #77736D · #4E4B46 · #292722

Using Floral White

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.