#E2EFD4 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 #E2EFD4 works with other colors. Named schemes with #E2EFD4 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 #E2EFD4 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 #E2EFD4 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #E2EFD4;
--color-base-rgb: 226 239 212;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(93.5% 0.038 128.2);
--color-50: #F7FBF3;
--color-100: #EBF5E1;
--color-200: #D7E9C4;
--color-300: #B9D59A;
--color-400: #9ABF73;
--color-500: #7CA352;
--color-600: #627E44;
--color-700: #485A35;
--color-800: #313C25;
--color-900: #1F2518;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
eggshell: {
50: '#F7FBF3',
100: '#EBF5E1',
200: '#D7E9C4',
300: '#B9D59A',
400: '#9ABF73',
500: '#7CA352',
600: '#627E44',
700: '#485A35',
800: '#313C25',
900: '#1F2518',
},
}
$base: #E2EFD4; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F7FBF3; $base-100: #EBF5E1; $base-200: #D7E9C4; $base-300: #B9D59A; $base-400: #9ABF73; $base-500: #7CA352; $base-600: #627E44; $base-700: #485A35; $base-800: #313C25; $base-900: #1F2518; $base-hover: #B5D691; $base-subtle: #F6F9F3;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#E2EFD4",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F7FBF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EBF5E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D7E9C4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B9D59A",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#9ABF73",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#7CA352",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#627E44",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#485A35",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#313C25",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1F2518",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}