#D7DED2 is a light neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. 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 #D7DED2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #D7DED2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Gainsboro 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.
Gainsboro opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Gainsboro leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Gainsboro is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Gainsboro.
Gainsboro 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 Gainsboro carrying the quiet middle.
How #D7DED2 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 #D7DED2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #D7DED2;
--color-base-rgb: 215 222 210;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(89.2% 0.018 131.9);
--color-50: #F7F9F6;
--color-100: #EAEEE7;
--color-200: #D5DCD0;
--color-300: #B6C1AE;
--color-400: #97A58D;
--color-500: #78886D;
--color-600: #5F6A58;
--color-700: #464D41;
--color-800: #30342D;
--color-900: #1E211D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
gainsboro: {
50: '#F7F9F6',
100: '#EAEEE7',
200: '#D5DCD0',
300: '#B6C1AE',
400: '#97A58D',
500: '#78886D',
600: '#5F6A58',
700: '#464D41',
800: '#30342D',
900: '#1E211D',
},
}
$base: #D7DED2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F7F9F6; $base-100: #EAEEE7; $base-200: #D5DCD0; $base-300: #B6C1AE; $base-400: #97A58D; $base-500: #78886D; $base-600: #5F6A58; $base-700: #464D41; $base-800: #30342D; $base-900: #1E211D; $base-hover: #ABBAA1; $base-subtle: #F3F5F2;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#D7DED2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F7F9F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EAEEE7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D5DCD0",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B6C1AE",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#97A58D",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#78886D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#5F6A58",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#464D41",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#30342D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1E211D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}