#F0F6DF 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 #F0F6DF works with other colors. Named schemes with #F0F6DF in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Beige 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.
Beige opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Beige leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Beige keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Beige 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 Beige carrying the quiet middle.
How #F0F6DF 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 #F0F6DF at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F0F6DF;
--color-base-rgb: 240 246 223;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(96.2% 0.031 118.9);
--color-50: #FAFCF3;
--color-100: #F0F7DF;
--color-200: #E1EDBF;
--color-300: #C8DC93;
--color-400: #AFC76B;
--color-500: #91AC49;
--color-600: #71843E;
--color-700: #525E31;
--color-800: #373E23;
--color-900: #222617;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
beige: {
50: '#FAFCF3',
100: '#F0F7DF',
200: '#E1EDBF',
300: '#C8DC93',
400: '#AFC76B',
500: '#91AC49',
600: '#71843E',
700: '#525E31',
800: '#373E23',
900: '#222617',
},
}
$base: #F0F6DF; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FAFCF3; $base-100: #F0F7DF; $base-200: #E1EDBF; $base-300: #C8DC93; $base-400: #AFC76B; $base-500: #91AC49; $base-600: #71843E; $base-700: #525E31; $base-800: #373E23; $base-900: #222617; $base-hover: #CDE196; $base-subtle: #FAFBF6;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F0F6DF",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAFCF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0F7DF",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E1EDBF",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C8DC93",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AFC76B",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#91AC49",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#71843E",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#525E31",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#373E23",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#222617",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}