#ECF7DB 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 #ECF7DB works with other colors. Named schemes with #ECF7DB in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Beige 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.
Beige leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Beige opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Beige holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Beige 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 Beige carrying the quiet middle.
How #ECF7DB 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 #ECF7DB at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #ECF7DB;
--color-base-rgb: 236 247 219;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(96.1% 0.039 124.6);
--color-50: #F8FDF2;
--color-100: #EDF8DD;
--color-200: #DBF0BC;
--color-300: #C0E18E;
--color-400: #A4CE64;
--color-500: #86B342;
--color-600: #698939;
--color-700: #4D612E;
--color-800: #344021;
--color-900: #202716;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
beige: {
50: '#F8FDF2',
100: '#EDF8DD',
200: '#DBF0BC',
300: '#C0E18E',
400: '#A4CE64',
500: '#86B342',
600: '#698939',
700: '#4D612E',
800: '#344021',
900: '#202716',
},
}
$base: #ECF7DB; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F8FDF2; $base-100: #EDF8DD; $base-200: #DBF0BC; $base-300: #C0E18E; $base-400: #A4CE64; $base-500: #86B342; $base-600: #698939; $base-700: #4D612E; $base-800: #344021; $base-900: #202716; $base-hover: #C3E68D; $base-subtle: #F9FBF5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#ECF7DB",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8FDF2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDF8DD",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DBF0BC",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C0E18E",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A4CE64",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#86B342",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#698939",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4D612E",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#344021",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#202716",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}