#EAEFDB 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 #EAEFDB works with other colors. Named schemes with #EAEFDB 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 opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Eggshell leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Eggshell keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal 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 #EAEFDB 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 #EAEFDB at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #EAEFDB;
--color-base-rgb: 234 239 219;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.3% 0.027 118.3);
--color-50: #F9FBF4;
--color-100: #EFF3E2;
--color-200: #DEE6C7;
--color-300: #C4D09F;
--color-400: #A9B87A;
--color-500: #8B9C59;
--color-600: #6D7949;
--color-700: #4F5738;
--color-800: #353A27;
--color-900: #212419;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
eggshell: {
50: '#F9FBF4',
100: '#EFF3E2',
200: '#DEE6C7',
300: '#C4D09F',
400: '#A9B87A',
500: '#8B9C59',
600: '#6D7949',
700: '#4F5738',
800: '#353A27',
900: '#212419',
},
}
$base: #EAEFDB; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F9FBF4; $base-100: #EFF3E2; $base-200: #DEE6C7; $base-300: #C4D09F; $base-400: #A9B87A; $base-500: #8B9C59; $base-600: #6D7949; $base-700: #4F5738; $base-800: #353A27; $base-900: #212419; $base-hover: #C5D39C; $base-subtle: #F8FAF5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#EAEFDB",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9FBF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EFF3E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DEE6C7",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C4D09F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A9B87A",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#8B9C59",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6D7949",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4F5738",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#353A27",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#212419",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}