Lamb’s Wool

#ffffe3

Lemon-warm off-white that reads softer than icy grays

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About Lamb’s Wool

Lamb's Wool looks like the lightest trace of paper after it's been handled, not sprayed. It sits between crisp near-white and warm cream, but unlike the broader, cleaner feel of , this one turns slightly more yellow in the background. Compared with , it feels a touch more buttery and less colorless, while still staying very pale.

I like it for product interfaces where you want a warm-off backdrop that won't overpower cards, forms, or long reads. It's a good fit for ecommerce and subscription admin panels, retail dashboards, and HR systems that show lots of tables and filters. If your Gray family already has softer near-whites, the one you reach for when you want "clean" but not icy is this.

Quirk: because it's so lightly saturated, overly cool typography can make it seem even more yellow. Pair it with neutral grays and it stays balanced.

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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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1.02:1Fail

On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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1.07:1Fail

On Gray 900 #18181b

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17.43:1AAA

On Black #000000

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20.67:1AAA

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