#E4EFD2 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 #E4EFD2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #E4EFD2 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 #E4EFD2 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 #E4EFD2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #E4EFD2;
--color-base-rgb: 228 239 210;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(93.6% 0.040 124.1);
--color-50: #F8FBF3;
--color-100: #EDF5E0;
--color-200: #DBEAC3;
--color-300: #BFD799;
--color-400: #A2C171;
--color-500: #84A550;
--color-600: #687F43;
--color-700: #4C5B34;
--color-800: #333C25;
--color-900: #202518;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
eggshell: {
50: '#F8FBF3',
100: '#EDF5E0',
200: '#DBEAC3',
300: '#BFD799',
400: '#A2C171',
500: '#84A550',
600: '#687F43',
700: '#4C5B34',
800: '#333C25',
900: '#202518',
},
}
$base: #E4EFD2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F8FBF3; $base-100: #EDF5E0; $base-200: #DBEAC3; $base-300: #BFD799; $base-400: #A2C171; $base-500: #84A550; $base-600: #687F43; $base-700: #4C5B34; $base-800: #333C25; $base-900: #202518; $base-hover: #BCD88F; $base-subtle: #F7F9F2;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#E4EFD2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8FBF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDF5E0",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DBEAC3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BFD799",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A2C171",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#84A550",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#687F43",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4C5B34",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#333C25",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#202518",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}