#EFF2E7 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 #EFF2E7 works with other colors. Named schemes with #EFF2E7 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Isabelline 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.
Isabelline opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Isabelline leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Isabelline is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Isabelline.
Isabelline 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 Isabelline carrying the quiet middle.
How #EFF2E7 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 #EFF2E7 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #EFF2E7;
--color-base-rgb: 239 242 231;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(95.6% 0.015 119.1);
--color-50: #F9FAF5;
--color-100: #EEF1E4;
--color-200: #DCE2CA;
--color-300: #C1CBA4;
--color-400: #A5B280;
--color-500: #879560;
--color-600: #6A744E;
--color-700: #4D543B;
--color-800: #343829;
--color-900: #20231B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
isabelline: {
50: '#F9FAF5',
100: '#EEF1E4',
200: '#DCE2CA',
300: '#C1CBA4',
400: '#A5B280',
500: '#879560',
600: '#6A744E',
700: '#4D543B',
800: '#343829',
900: '#20231B',
},
}
$base: #EFF2E7; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F9FAF5; $base-100: #EEF1E4; $base-200: #DCE2CA; $base-300: #C1CBA4; $base-400: #A5B280; $base-500: #879560; $base-600: #6A744E; $base-700: #4D543B; $base-800: #343829; $base-900: #20231B; $base-hover: #C7D1AA; $base-subtle: #FAFBF8;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#EFF2E7",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9FAF5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EEF1E4",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DCE2CA",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C1CBA4",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A5B280",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#879560",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6A744E",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4D543B",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#343829",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#20231B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}