#F1F0D9 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 #F1F0D9 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F1F0D9 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 #F1F0D9 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 #F1F0D9 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F1F0D9;
--color-base-rgb: 241 240 217;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(95.0% 0.030 104.9);
--color-50: #FBFBF3;
--color-100: #F5F4E1;
--color-200: #E9E8C4;
--color-300: #D5D39A;
--color-400: #BFBD73;
--color-500: #A3A052;
--color-600: #7E7C44;
--color-700: #5A5935;
--color-800: #3C3B25;
--color-900: #252418;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
beige: {
50: '#FBFBF3',
100: '#F5F4E1',
200: '#E9E8C4',
300: '#D5D39A',
400: '#BFBD73',
500: '#A3A052',
600: '#7E7C44',
700: '#5A5935',
800: '#3C3B25',
900: '#252418',
},
}
$base: #F1F0D9; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FBFBF3; $base-100: #F5F4E1; $base-200: #E9E8C4; $base-300: #D5D39A; $base-400: #BFBD73; $base-500: #A3A052; $base-600: #7E7C44; $base-700: #5A5935; $base-800: #3C3B25; $base-900: #252418; $base-hover: #D8D697; $base-subtle: #FAFAF5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F1F0D9",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FBFBF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F5F4E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E9E8C4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D5D39A",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#BFBD73",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A3A052",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#7E7C44",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5A5935",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3C3B25",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#252418",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}