#D1EFE5 is a pale, temperate off-white. On the Color Lab it reads restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #D1EFE5 works with other colors. Named schemes with #D1EFE5 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Platinum keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Platinum sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Platinum opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Platinum is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Platinum carrying the quiet middle.
Platinum is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Platinum.
How #D1EFE5 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #D1EFE5 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #D1EFE5;
--color-base-rgb: 209 239 229;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(92.8% 0.034 173.5);
--color-50: #F3FBF9;
--color-100: #E0F5EE;
--color-200: #C3EADD;
--color-300: #99D7C2;
--color-400: #71C1A6;
--color-500: #50A588;
--color-600: #437F6B;
--color-700: #345B4E;
--color-800: #253C34;
--color-900: #182521;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
platinum: {
50: '#F3FBF9',
100: '#E0F5EE',
200: '#C3EADD',
300: '#99D7C2',
400: '#71C1A6',
500: '#50A588',
600: '#437F6B',
700: '#345B4E',
800: '#253C34',
900: '#182521',
},
}
$base: #D1EFE5; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F3FBF9; $base-100: #E0F5EE; $base-200: #C3EADD; $base-300: #99D7C2; $base-400: #71C1A6; $base-500: #50A588; $base-600: #437F6B; $base-700: #345B4E; $base-800: #253C34; $base-900: #182521; $base-hover: #8FD8C0; $base-subtle: #F2F9F7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#D1EFE5",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F3FBF9",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E0F5EE",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C3EADD",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#99D7C2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#71C1A6",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#50A588",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#437F6B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#345B4E",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#253C34",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#182521",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}