#D5EFDA 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 #D5EFDA works with other colors. Named schemes with #D5EFDA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Eggshell 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.
Eggshell leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Eggshell opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Eggshell holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Eggshell 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 Eggshell carrying the quiet middle.
How #D5EFDA 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 #D5EFDA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #D5EFDA;
--color-base-rgb: 213 239 218;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(92.7% 0.039 151.1);
--color-50: #F4FBF5;
--color-100: #E1F4E5;
--color-200: #C4E8CB;
--color-300: #9BD5A6;
--color-400: #74BE83;
--color-500: #53A263;
--color-600: #457D50;
--color-700: #355A3D;
--color-800: #263B2A;
--color-900: #19251B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
eggshell: {
50: '#F4FBF5',
100: '#E1F4E5',
200: '#C4E8CB',
300: '#9BD5A6',
400: '#74BE83',
500: '#53A263',
600: '#457D50',
700: '#355A3D',
800: '#263B2A',
900: '#19251B',
},
}
$base: #D5EFDA; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F4FBF5; $base-100: #E1F4E5; $base-200: #C4E8CB; $base-300: #9BD5A6; $base-400: #74BE83; $base-500: #53A263; $base-600: #457D50; $base-700: #355A3D; $base-800: #263B2A; $base-900: #19251B; $base-hover: #95D7A2; $base-subtle: #F4F9F5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#D5EFDA",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F4FBF5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E1F4E5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C4E8CB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#9BD5A6",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#74BE83",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#53A263",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#457D50",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#355A3D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#263B2A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#19251B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}