#DEF7E2 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 #DEF7E2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #DEF7E2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Beige 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.
Beige leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Beige opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Beige holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Beige 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 Beige carrying the quiet middle.
How #DEF7E2 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 #DEF7E2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #DEF7E2;
--color-base-rgb: 222 247 226;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(95.2% 0.038 150.0);
--color-50: #F2FCF4;
--color-100: #DDF8E2;
--color-200: #BDEFC6;
--color-300: #90DF9D;
--color-400: #67CB77;
--color-500: #45B057;
--color-600: #3B8748;
--color-700: #2F6037;
--color-800: #223F27;
--color-900: #162719;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
beige: {
50: '#F2FCF4',
100: '#DDF8E2',
200: '#BDEFC6',
300: '#90DF9D',
400: '#67CB77',
500: '#45B057',
600: '#3B8748',
700: '#2F6037',
800: '#223F27',
900: '#162719',
},
}
$base: #DEF7E2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F2FCF4; $base-100: #DDF8E2; $base-200: #BDEFC6; $base-300: #90DF9D; $base-400: #67CB77; $base-500: #45B057; $base-600: #3B8748; $base-700: #2F6037; $base-800: #223F27; $base-900: #162719; $base-hover: #93E5A0; $base-subtle: #F6FCF7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#DEF7E2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F2FCF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#DDF8E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#BDEFC6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#90DF9D",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#67CB77",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#45B057",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#3B8748",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#2F6037",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#223F27",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#162719",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}