#EFECD7 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 #EFECD7 works with other colors. Named schemes with #EFECD7 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 #EFECD7 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 #EFECD7 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #EFECD7;
--color-base-rgb: 239 236 215;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.0% 0.028 100.3);
--color-50: #FBFAF4;
--color-100: #F4F2E1;
--color-200: #E8E4C5;
--color-300: #D3CD9C;
--color-400: #BDB475;
--color-500: #A09755;
--color-600: #7C7546;
--color-700: #595536;
--color-800: #3B3826;
--color-900: #242319;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
eggshell: {
50: '#FBFAF4',
100: '#F4F2E1',
200: '#E8E4C5',
300: '#D3CD9C',
400: '#BDB475',
500: '#A09755',
600: '#7C7546',
700: '#595536',
800: '#3B3826',
900: '#242319',
},
}
$base: #EFECD7; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FBFAF4; $base-100: #F4F2E1; $base-200: #E8E4C5; $base-300: #D3CD9C; $base-400: #BDB475; $base-500: #A09755; $base-600: #7C7546; $base-700: #595536; $base-800: #3B3826; $base-900: #242319; $base-hover: #D5CE96; $base-subtle: #F9F9F4;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#EFECD7",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FBFAF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F4F2E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E8E4C5",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D3CD9C",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#BDB475",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A09755",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#7C7546",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#595536",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3B3826",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#242319",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}