Ceramic Color
Ceramic is a yellow green color with hex code #FCFFF9. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with ceramic, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Ceramic Color Values
What Does Ceramic Mean?
Ceramic belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. As a lighter shade, Ceramic reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Ceramic is classified as a white (nearest centroid: white, #F2F3F4). It is also known as Hint Of Grey, Sea Fog, Wan White.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Ceramic
Ceramic and #FCFAFF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FFFFFA and #FAFFFA, which sit beside ceramic on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair ceramic with triadic partners #FAFCFF and #FFFAFC. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Black White —
#FFFEF6(Delta E 2) - Sugar Cane —
#F9FFF6(Delta E 2) - Bianca —
#FCFBF3(Delta E 2) - Snow Drift —
#F7FAF7(Delta E 2) - Quarter Pearl Lusta —
#FFFDF4(Delta E 2)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FCFFF9; }
.background { background-color: #FCFFF9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FCFFF9; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FCFFF940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for ceramic?
Ceramic has the hex code #FCFFF9. In RGB notation it is rgb(252, 255, 249), in HSL it is hsl(90, 100%, 99%), and its OKLCH value is 0.996, 0.008, 128.6.
What does the color ceramic mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like ceramic carry distinct psychological associations. Ceramic belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. As a lighter shade, Ceramic reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with ceramic?
Ceramic has three easy routes: its complement #FCFAFF for punch, its neighbors #FFFFFA and #FAFFFA for something calmer, or triadic partners #FAFCFF and #FFFAFC when you want energy.
Is ceramic a standard web color?
No — Ceramic is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FCFFF9 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make ceramic lighter or darker?
To lighten ceramic, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFFFFF (lightest tint) to #2B5700 (darkest shade).
About Ceramic
Ceramic is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has alternative names including Hint Of Grey, Sea Fog, Wan White. The color is recognized by Resene, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FCFFF9 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.