Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Floral White

Floral White is a light and pastel orange color with HEX #FFFAF0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 255, 250, 240, HSL 40, 100%, 97%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#FFFAF0 orange warm lightpastel
HEX #FFFAF0
RGB rgb(255, 250, 240)
HSL hsl(40 100% 97%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 6, 0)
Luminance 0.9592
Contrast Black 20.18:1White 1.04:1

CSS Utilities

--color-floral-white: #FFFAF0;
.bg-floral-white { background-color: #FFFAF0; }
.text-floral-white { color: #FFFAF0; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9592
Black text20.18:1AA Pass
White text1.04:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    250,
    240
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    100,
    97
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    2,
    6,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.9592,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 20.18,
    "white": 1.04
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#F0F5FF",
  "analogous": [
    "#FFF2F0",
    "#FCFFF0"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#F0FFFA",
    "#FAF0FF"
  ],
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    "#F0FFF2",
    "#F0F5FF",
    "#FFF0FC"
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    "#F0FCFF",
    "#F2F0FF"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FFFAF0",
    "#FFDB94"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#FFDB94",
  "saturated": "#FFFAF0",
  "desaturated": "#FDF9F1",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFFFFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
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    "#F0F5FF",
    "#FFF2F0",
    "#FCFFF0"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#FDF9F1",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#FDF9F1"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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  ],
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      "/wcag/floral-white",
      "/css/colors/floral-white",
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Floral White",
  "cssName": "floralwhite",
  "hex": "#FFFAF0",
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "light",
    "pastel"
  ],
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    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
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      "context dependent"
    ],
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      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
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    ]
  },
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    "floralwhite"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
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    "warm",
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    "css-color-systems",
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    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
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    240
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  },
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    ],
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      "#36454F"
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      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Floral White Color

Floral White sits in the orange family with warm temperature and light and pastel visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Floral White is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Floral White accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FFFAF0.Floral White CSS utilitiesUse Floral White in CSS variables and utility classes.#FFFAF0 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Floral White paletteOpen the generated palette based on Floral White.Floral White harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Floral White against black and white text.

Black text20.18:1AA Pass
White text1.04:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Ivory#FFFFF0
Sea Shell#FFF5EE
Powder Coat White#F8F8F2
Paper White#F7F7F2
Snow#FFFAFA

Color Harmonies

#F0F5FF#F0F5FF
#FFF2F0#FFF2F0
#FCFFF0#FCFFF0
#F0FFFA#F0FFFA
#FAF0FF#FAF0FF
Open full Floral White harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#FFDB94#FFDB94
Floral White#FFFAF0
#FDF9F1#FDF9F1
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#F0F5FF#F0F5FF
#FFF2F0#FFF2F0
#FCFFF0#FCFFF0
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5