#FFFFD4Matt White (#FFFFD4) is a near-white, muted yellow with an OKLCH hue of 107°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.055. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFFFD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 255, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 100%, 92%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 17%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(99 -6.9 20.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.989 0.055 107) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Matt White shifts subtly: leans toward orange, 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.
#fff8c5 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange, reads darker#ffffcf — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#ffffd4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffffd7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Matt White 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 20.51:1, 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.
#ffffd4 · #cccca6 · #a5a583 · #7f7f61 · #5b5b41 · #3a3924
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.
#ffffd4 · #f9e7b1 · #efcea2 · #e1b797 · #d0a28f · #bd8e87
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.
#ffffd4 · #a7c2b2 · #9f9e70 · #548b6d · #64633a · #314c3d
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.
#ffffd4 · #d8d9c8 · #b6b698 · #94947a · #645f8f · #363627
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffffd4 · #dddde5 · #9c9c91 · #5d5d62 · #27271d · #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.
#ffffd4 · #cbccb9 · #a0a08b · #2a2a0e · #090800 · #ceca4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffffd4 · #cdedd2 · #82b782 · #c83bf4 · #283962 · #1c050f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffffd4 · #dcdcec · #849dc1 · #6f5079 · #112645 · #030004
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffffd4 · #cfe1ea · #73a3b8 · #7c4c65 · #3c182c · #000409
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffffd4 · #cee3e3 · #6ea7a8 · #5b5786 · #40171b · #010007
#FDFED8 · #FCFCDC · #FAFBDF · #F9F9E3 · #F7F8E7
#CFCFA9 · #A2A280 · #777659 · #4E4E35 · #292814
#FEFEDD · #FDFEE5 · #FDFDED
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.