Fennec Fox

#dad7c8

Warm fennec-gray with soft sand undertone for airy layouts

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About Fennec Fox

Fennec Fox sits in that narrow band where you've got enough warmth to feel intentional, but not so much that it reads as beige. It's grounded, not airy, denser than , less personality than . The kind of shade that works harder than it looks because it doesn't announce itself.

Reach for this in editorial layouts, light interfaces, and content platforms where you need a working background that doesn't compete with text or imagery. It holds type with real clarity. It's at home in dashboards, publishing tools, long-form reading interfaces, anywhere neutrality matters but sterile white feels wrong. Unlike Cocoon, it doesn't read as restraint; unlike , it doesn't need something bold nearby to feel like a color.

The real move: pair it with warm blacks and it disappears just enough to let content breathe. Pair it with cool accents and the warmth stays quiet in the background. It's flexible enough to work across lighting conditions without that fussy temperature tension you get with the deeper grays. It's the background you forget you're looking at.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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12.26:1AAA

On Black #000000

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