#E2EBCC 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 #E2EBCC works with other colors. Named schemes with #E2EBCC 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 #E2EBCC 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 #E2EBCC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #E2EBCC;
--color-base-rgb: 226 235 204;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(92.5% 0.042 120.4);
--color-50: #F9FBF4;
--color-100: #EFF4E1;
--color-200: #DEE8C4;
--color-300: #C4D49B;
--color-400: #A9BD75;
--color-500: #8BA154;
--color-600: #6D7C46;
--color-700: #4F5936;
--color-800: #353B26;
--color-900: #212519;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
eggshell: {
50: '#F9FBF4',
100: '#EFF4E1',
200: '#DEE8C4',
300: '#C4D49B',
400: '#A9BD75',
500: '#8BA154',
600: '#6D7C46',
700: '#4F5936',
800: '#353B26',
900: '#212519',
},
}
$base: #E2EBCC; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F9FBF4; $base-100: #EFF4E1; $base-200: #DEE8C4; $base-300: #C4D49B; $base-400: #A9BD75; $base-500: #8BA154; $base-600: #6D7C46; $base-700: #4F5936; $base-800: #353B26; $base-900: #212519; $base-hover: #BFD28C; $base-subtle: #F6F8F1;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#E2EBCC",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9FBF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EFF4E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DEE8C4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C4D49B",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A9BD75",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#8BA154",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6D7C46",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4F5936",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#353B26",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#212519",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}