#FFF9F5Sugar Milk (#FFF9F5) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 56°, lightness 0.99 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #FFF9F5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 249, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 100%, 98%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 4%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(98.3 1.3 2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.986 0.008 56) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sugar Milk 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.
#fff3e5 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: takes on a orange cast, reads darker#fffaf0 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#fff9f5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#fffaf8 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sugar 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 1.04:1 and against black 20.12:1, 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.
#fff9f5 · #cdc8c4 · #a6a19e · #807c79 · #5c5856 · #3a3735
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.
#fff9f5 · #ffded3 · #fdc2bd · #e6afb7 · #cc9db0 · #b28da8
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.
#fff9f5 · #bbbba0 · #b99074 · #808049 · #7a563d · #46462b
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.
#fff9f5 · #e2d3c8 · #7bb1d3 · #846a59 · #624c3d · #3f3127
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fff9f5 · #d6dee3 · #a29892 · #595e61 · #2d241e · #000102
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.
#fff9f5 · #d1cecc · #aaa7a5 · #3f3b39 · #1e1b19 · #f29143
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fff9f5 · #cfdfea · #77a1bb · #2e6382 · #002a3f · #100300
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fff9f5 · #cfdfea · #6da5ad · #495c88 · #002c32 · #000008
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff9f5 · #cee2dc · #72a799 · #615482 · #291e41 · #000302
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fff9f5 · #d4e1d4 · #83a585 · #2e6382 · #361a36 · #000610
#fffaf7 · #fffbf8 · #fffcfa · #fffdfc · #fffefd
#d5d0cc · #aaa6a3 · #807d7b · #555352 · #2b2a29
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.