#DEF2E2 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 #DEF2E2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #DEF2E2 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 opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Eggshell leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Eggshell keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal 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 #DEF2E2 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 #DEF2E2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #DEF2E2;
--color-base-rgb: 222 242 226;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.2% 0.030 151.5);
--color-50: #F4FBF5;
--color-100: #E1F4E5;
--color-200: #C5E8CC;
--color-300: #9CD3A7;
--color-400: #75BD84;
--color-500: #55A064;
--color-600: #467C51;
--color-700: #36593D;
--color-800: #263B2A;
--color-900: #19241B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
eggshell: {
50: '#F4FBF5',
100: '#E1F4E5',
200: '#C5E8CC',
300: '#9CD3A7',
400: '#75BD84',
500: '#55A064',
600: '#467C51',
700: '#36593D',
800: '#263B2A',
900: '#19241B',
},
}
$base: #DEF2E2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F4FBF5; $base-100: #E1F4E5; $base-200: #C5E8CC; $base-300: #9CD3A7; $base-400: #75BD84; $base-500: #55A064; $base-600: #467C51; $base-700: #36593D; $base-800: #263B2A; $base-900: #19241B; $base-hover: #9CD7A8; $base-subtle: #F6FAF7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#DEF2E2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F4FBF5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E1F4E5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C5E8CC",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#9CD3A7",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#75BD84",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#55A064",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#467C51",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#36593D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#263B2A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#19241B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}