#EFE7E5 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 #EFE7E5 works with other colors. Named schemes with #EFE7E5 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 #EFE7E5 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 #EFE7E5 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #EFE7E5;
--color-base-rgb: 239 231 229;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(93.4% 0.009 34.3);
--color-50: #F9F6F5;
--color-100: #F0E7E5;
--color-200: #E0D0CC;
--color-300: #C7AEA8;
--color-400: #AD8D85;
--color-500: #906E65;
--color-600: #705852;
--color-700: #51423E;
--color-800: #362D2B;
--color-900: #221D1B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
platinum: {
50: '#F9F6F5',
100: '#F0E7E5',
200: '#E0D0CC',
300: '#C7AEA8',
400: '#AD8D85',
500: '#906E65',
600: '#705852',
700: '#51423E',
800: '#362D2B',
900: '#221D1B',
},
}
$base: #EFE7E5; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F9F6F5; $base-100: #F0E7E5; $base-200: #E0D0CC; $base-300: #C7AEA8; $base-400: #AD8D85; $base-500: #906E65; $base-600: #705852; $base-700: #51423E; $base-800: #362D2B; $base-900: #221D1B; $base-hover: #CCB2AC; $base-subtle: #FAF8F8;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#EFE7E5",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9F6F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0E7E5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E0D0CC",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C7AEA8",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AD8D85",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#906E65",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#705852",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#51423E",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#362D2B",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#221D1B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}