#FEFDFALotion (#FEFDFA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 91°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.004. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FEFDFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 253, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 67%, 99%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 2%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(99.3 -0.2 1.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.994 0.004 91) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lotion shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, reads darker, 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.
#fff7ea — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast, reads darker, gains intensity#fffef5 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#fefdfa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fefefe — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Lotion 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 1.02:1 and against black 20.64:1, 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.
#fefdfa · #cac9c6 · #a3a2a0 · #7d7d7a · #5a5957 · #383836
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.
#fefdfa · #ffe5c1 · #f8cca9 · #e7b5a1 · #d4a19a · #be8e93
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.
#fefdfa · #aec2ad · #ab9c6f · #638a61 · #6e6138 · #394c38
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.
#fefdfa · #ded9c8 · #bfb598 · #9c937a · #4b5885 · #3b3627
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fefdfa · #dddfe6 · #9f9c92 · #5c5e63 · #2a261d · #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.
#fefdfa · #ccccca · #a2a2a0 · #2f2f2d · #0e0e0c · #e5c04d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fefdfa · #dadfef · #8f9bc2 · #4f5b89 · #1c2446 · #080400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fefdfa · #dadfef · #7ba2bf · #665482 · #002a43 · #020006
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fefdfa · #cfe4e8 · #6fa7b2 · #774e71 · #381a35 · #000305
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fefdfa · #d0e5e0 · #72a99f · #4f5b89 · #3f1724 · #000007
#fefdfb · #fefefc · #fffefd · #fffefd · #fffffe
#d4d3d0 · #a9a9a7 · #7f7f7d · #555453 · #2a2a2a
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.