#ECFBF2 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 #ECFBF2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #ECFBF2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Honeydew 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.
Honeydew opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Honeydew leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Honeydew is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Honeydew.
Honeydew 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 Honeydew carrying the quiet middle.
How #ECFBF2 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 #ECFBF2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #ECFBF2;
--color-base-rgb: 236 251 242;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(97.5% 0.020 159.8);
--color-50: #F2FDF6;
--color-100: #DDF9E8;
--color-200: #BCF1D1;
--color-300: #8EE2AF;
--color-400: #63CF8E;
--color-500: #41B46F;
--color-600: #388959;
--color-700: #2D6242;
--color-800: #21402D;
--color-900: #16271D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
honeydew: {
50: '#F2FDF6',
100: '#DDF9E8',
200: '#BCF1D1',
300: '#8EE2AF',
400: '#63CF8E',
500: '#41B46F',
600: '#388959',
700: '#2D6242',
800: '#21402D',
900: '#16271D',
},
}
$base: #ECFBF2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F2FDF6; $base-100: #DDF9E8; $base-200: #BCF1D1; $base-300: #8EE2AF; $base-400: #63CF8E; $base-500: #41B46F; $base-600: #388959; $base-700: #2D6242; $base-800: #21402D; $base-900: #16271D; $base-hover: #9AEABA; $base-subtle: #F9FDFB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#ECFBF2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F2FDF6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#DDF9E8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#BCF1D1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#8EE2AF",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#63CF8E",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#41B46F",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#388959",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#2D6242",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#21402D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#16271D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}