#F0E6E5 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 #F0E6E5 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F0E6E5 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 #F0E6E5 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 #F0E6E5 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F0E6E5;
--color-base-rgb: 240 230 229;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(93.3% 0.011 24.3);
--color-50: #FAF5F5;
--color-100: #F0E6E5;
--color-200: #E1CDCB;
--color-300: #C9A9A6;
--color-400: #AF8683;
--color-500: #926763;
--color-600: #725350;
--color-700: #523E3D;
--color-800: #372B2A;
--color-900: #221C1B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
platinum: {
50: '#FAF5F5',
100: '#F0E6E5',
200: '#E1CDCB',
300: '#C9A9A6',
400: '#AF8683',
500: '#926763',
600: '#725350',
700: '#523E3D',
800: '#372B2A',
900: '#221C1B',
},
}
$base: #F0E6E5; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FAF5F5; $base-100: #F0E6E5; $base-200: #E1CDCB; $base-300: #C9A9A6; $base-400: #AF8683; $base-500: #926763; $base-600: #725350; $base-700: #523E3D; $base-800: #372B2A; $base-900: #221C1B; $base-hover: #CEADAA; $base-subtle: #FAF8F8;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F0E6E5",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAF5F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0E6E5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E1CDCB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C9A9A6",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AF8683",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#926763",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#725350",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#523E3D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#372B2A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#221C1B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}