#EAE6E1 is a light neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. 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 #EAE6E1 works with other colors. Named schemes with #EAE6E1 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Platinum 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.
Platinum opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Platinum is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Platinum.
Platinum keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Platinum 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 Platinum carrying the quiet middle.
How #EAE6E1 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 #EAE6E1 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #EAE6E1;
--color-base-rgb: 234 230 225;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(92.7% 0.008 73.7);
--color-50: #F9F8F6;
--color-100: #EEEBE7;
--color-200: #DED7CF;
--color-300: #C3B9AC;
--color-400: #A89A8A;
--color-500: #8A7C6B;
--color-600: #6C6256;
--color-700: #4F4840;
--color-800: #35312C;
--color-900: #211F1C;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
platinum: {
50: '#F9F8F6',
100: '#EEEBE7',
200: '#DED7CF',
300: '#C3B9AC',
400: '#A89A8A',
500: '#8A7C6B',
600: '#6C6256',
700: '#4F4840',
800: '#35312C',
900: '#211F1C',
},
}
$base: #EAE6E1; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F9F8F6; $base-100: #EEEBE7; $base-200: #DED7CF; $base-300: #C3B9AC; $base-400: #A89A8A; $base-500: #8A7C6B; $base-600: #6C6256; $base-700: #4F4840; $base-800: #35312C; $base-900: #211F1C; $base-hover: #C4B9AB; $base-subtle: #F8F7F6;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#EAE6E1",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9F8F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EEEBE7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DED7CF",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C3B9AC",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A89A8A",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#8A7C6B",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6C6256",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4F4840",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#35312C",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#211F1C",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}