La Luna
#ffffe5
Laid-back warm-lilac off-white for soft gray contrast
About La Luna
La Luna is the near-white I notice when I want the background to feel sunlit, not creamy. Compared with Buttermilk, the warmth is lighter and less yellow-forward, so it reads more like a pale field than a buttered note. And next to Northern Star or Vanilla Drop, it's the softest of the bunch, where the undertone feels broad and even rather than tightly cool or distinctly golden.
I use it in product interfaces when the UI needs to stay bright but not sterile. Great for editorial layouts with charts and long copy that can't fight a paper tint, and it holds up in marketing sites where you want clean section blocks behind imagery. If your Gray family palette already has warmer whites, La Luna won't steal the spotlight.
Quirk: because it's so close to colorless, typography that's too warm will make it look faintly yellow. Pair it with neutral or slightly cooler grays and it stays confidently light without drifting.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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