#DEF3E0 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 #DEF3E0 works with other colors. Named schemes with #DEF3E0 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 #DEF3E0 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 #DEF3E0 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #DEF3E0;
--color-base-rgb: 222 243 224;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.4% 0.034 148.0);
--color-50: #F3FBF4;
--color-100: #E0F5E2;
--color-200: #C3E9C7;
--color-300: #99D69F;
--color-400: #72C07A;
--color-500: #51A459;
--color-600: #447E49;
--color-700: #345A38;
--color-800: #253C27;
--color-900: #18251A;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
eggshell: {
50: '#F3FBF4',
100: '#E0F5E2',
200: '#C3E9C7',
300: '#99D69F',
400: '#72C07A',
500: '#51A459',
600: '#447E49',
700: '#345A38',
800: '#253C27',
900: '#18251A',
},
}
$base: #DEF3E0; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F3FBF4; $base-100: #E0F5E2; $base-200: #C3E9C7; $base-300: #99D69F; $base-400: #72C07A; $base-500: #51A459; $base-600: #447E49; $base-700: #345A38; $base-800: #253C27; $base-900: #18251A; $base-hover: #99DAA0; $base-subtle: #F6FBF6;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#DEF3E0",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F3FBF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E0F5E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C3E9C7",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#99D69F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#72C07A",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#51A459",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#447E49",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#345A38",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#253C27",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#18251A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}