#EFE3E2 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 #EFE3E2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #EFE3E2 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 #EFE3E2 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 #EFE3E2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #EFE3E2;
--color-base-rgb: 239 227 226;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(92.5% 0.013 23.2);
--color-50: #FAF5F5;
--color-100: #F1E5E4;
--color-200: #E2CCCA;
--color-300: #CAA8A5;
--color-400: #B18581;
--color-500: #946561;
--color-600: #73524F;
--color-700: #533E3C;
--color-800: #372B29;
--color-900: #231B1B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
platinum: {
50: '#FAF5F5',
100: '#F1E5E4',
200: '#E2CCCA',
300: '#CAA8A5',
400: '#B18581',
500: '#946561',
600: '#73524F',
700: '#533E3C',
800: '#372B29',
900: '#231B1B',
},
}
$base: #EFE3E2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FAF5F5; $base-100: #F1E5E4; $base-200: #E2CCCA; $base-300: #CAA8A5; $base-400: #B18581; $base-500: #946561; $base-600: #73524F; $base-700: #533E3C; $base-800: #372B29; $base-900: #231B1B; $base-hover: #CEA9A6; $base-subtle: #FAF7F7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#EFE3E2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAF5F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F1E5E4",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E2CCCA",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#CAA8A5",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B18581",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#946561",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#73524F",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#533E3C",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#372B29",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#231B1B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}