#FEFAFBSnowman (#FEFAFB) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 360°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.004. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FEFAFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(254, 250, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 67%, 99%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 2%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(98.6 1.5 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.988 0.004 360) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Snowman shifts subtly: takes on a orange 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.
#fff4eb — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, reads darker#fffbf6 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#fefafb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fefbff — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Snowman 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 1.04:1 and against black 20.28:1, 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.
#fefafb · #ccc8c9 · #a4a1a2 · #7e7c7c · #5b5859 · #393738
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.
#fefafb · #ffdcef · #edc4eb · #cfb5df · #b0a6d1 · #9397bf
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.
#fefafb · #cfb4a5 · #bd8b99 · #a17053 · #7c525e · #573e30
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.
#fefafb · #8dd5c6 · #9e8c91 · #866770 · #644a51 · #412f34
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fefafb · #d6e0de · #a3979a · #595f5d · #2e2326 · #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.
#fefafb · #cccacb · #a19fa0 · #2c2a2b · #0b090a · #e64f8a
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#fefafb · #cccacb · #a19fa0 · #2c2a2b · #0b090a · #ddc44e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fefafb · #cee3de · #71a89c · #206b5f · #002e27 · #050001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fefafb · #cee3de · #81a688 · #196975 · #092f15 · #000305
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fefafb · #dbe0d0 · #96a177 · #326383 · #002942 · #010100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fefafb · #e3ddcd · #a99a70 · #206b5f · #1a2445 · #000201
#fefbfc · #fefcfc · #fffdfd · #fffdfe · #fffefe
#d4d0d1 · #a9a7a7 · #7f7d7e · #555354 · #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.