#FDFFF5Milk (#FDFFF5) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 116°, lightness 1 and chroma 0.013. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FDFFF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(253, 255, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 100%, 98%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 4%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(99.6 -2.4 4.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.996 0.013 116) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Milk shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; 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.
#fff9e5 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#fffff0 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#fdfff5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fdfff8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Milk 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 1.01:1 and against black 20.8:1, 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.
#fdfff5 · #c9cac2 · #a1a39b · #7c7d77 · #595a54 · #383834
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.
#fdfff5 · #f5ecb4 · #ecd3a3 · #e0bb96 · #d0a58c · #be9184
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.
#fdfff5 · #a6c5b8 · #9ba275 · #4f8e76 · #60663e · #304e42
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.
#fdfff5 · #d8dbcb · #b4ba9c · #92977d · #726595 · #363929
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fdfff5 · #e0dfe6 · #9c9e94 · #5f5d63 · #26281e · #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.
#fdfff5 · #c8c9c5 · #9b9c97 · #22231d · #030401 · #c0d04e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fdfff5 · #e1ddee · #9f96be · #625584 · #2a1f42 · #010100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdfff5 · #e1ddee · #8b9cc3 · #744f75 · #182546 · #030003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdfff5 · #d2e3ed · #79a3bd · #804c60 · #3e1828 · #00040c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdfff5 · #d0e5e7 · #6fa8af · #625584 · #411816 · #010006
#FCFDF5 · #FAFCF4 · #F9FAF4 · #F8F9F3 · #F6F7F3
#CECFC6 · #A0A29A · #75766F · #4C4D48 · #272823
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.