Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind stone-100: #F5F5F4
In Tailwind CSS v4, stone-100 is defined as --color-stone-100: oklch(97% 0.001 106.424), which is #F5F5F4 in hex and rgb(245, 245, 244): a neutral near-white. In Tailwind v3, stone-100 was #F5F5F4.
In OKLCH, stone-100 has a lightness of 97.0%, chroma 0.001 and hue 106.4°.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #F5F5F4 represents it without loss on any screen.
In v3, stone-100 was #F5F5F4. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.0 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
Tailwind stone is a warm gray with a slight brown-yellow tint, suited to editorial and earthy designs.
Color codes for stone-100
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-stone-100 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(97% 0.001 106.424) |
| HEX | #F5F5F4 |
| RGB | rgb(245, 245, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 5%, 96%) |
| HWB | hwb(60 96% 4%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 4%) |
| Decimal | 16,119,284 |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #F5F5F4 |
| Utility classes | bg-stone-100, text-stone-100, border-stone-100 |
Tailwind stone scale
Contrast and accessibility
On stone-100, black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.09:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on stone-100 | 19.24:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 100.0 |
| White text on stone-100 | 1.09:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Stone-100 text on white | 1.09:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Stone-100 text on black | 19.24:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −101.2 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-stone-100) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-stone-100), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#f6f6f5 - 15%
#f7f7f6 - 25%
#f8f8f7 - 35%
#f9f9f8 - 45%
#fafaf9 - 55%
#fbfbfa - 65%
#fcfcfb - 75%
#fdfdfc - 85%
#fefefd - 95%
#fffffe
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#e9e9e8 - 15%
#d0d0cf - 25%
#b8b8b7 - 35%
#9f9f9f - 45%
#878786 - 55%
#6e6e6e - 65%
#565655 - 75%
#3d3d3d - 85%
#252525 - 95%
#0c0c0c
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, stone-100's complementary color is #F5F5F6 (close to whitesmoke), its analogous colors are #F5F5F4 and #F5F5F4, and its triadic partners are #F4F5F5 and #F6F5F5. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #f5f5f6 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #f5f5f4#f5f5f4 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #f4f5f5#f6f5f5 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #f5f5f6#f5f5f5 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
Tailwind stone-100 is close to neutral: its OKLCH chroma is only 0.001, so its temperature comes from context. It has no perceptible hue.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Nearest CSS named colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| whitesmoke | #f5f5f5 | 0.1 |
| aliceblue | #f0f8ff | 1.4 |
| seashell | #fff5ee | 1.5 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| neutral-100 | #f5f5f5 | 0.1 |
| zinc-100 | #f4f4f5 | 0.4 |
| gray-100 | #f3f4f6 | 0.5 |
Code snippets
<div class="bg-stone-100 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-stone-100 border-stone-100">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-stone-100);
background-color: oklch(97% 0.001 106.424);
border-color: #f5f5f4;
outline-color: rgb(245 245 244);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let stone100 = Color(red: 0.961, green: 0.961, blue: 0.957)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Stone100 = Color(0xFFF5F5F4)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const stone100 = Color(0xFFF5F5F4);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="stone_100">#F5F5F4</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind stone-100?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, stone-100 is oklch(97% 0.001 106.424), which converts to #F5F5F4 (rgb(245, 245, 244)) in sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #F5F5F4.
- What is the difference between stone-100 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #F5F5F4; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(97% 0.001 106.424). In v3, stone-100 was #F5F5F4. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.0 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
- How do I use stone-100 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-stone-100). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on stone-100?
- White text on stone-100 has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 19.24:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc 0.0 for white and Lc 100.0 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to stone-100?
- The closest is whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) at ΔE OK 0.1, followed by aliceblue and seashell.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.