#F2EFDD 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 #F2EFDD works with other colors. Named schemes with #F2EFDD in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Antique White 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.
Antique White opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Antique White leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Antique White keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Antique White 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 Antique White carrying the quiet middle.
How #F2EFDD 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 #F2EFDD at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F2EFDD;
--color-base-rgb: 242 239 221;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(95.0% 0.024 99.1);
--color-50: #FBFAF4;
--color-100: #F4F1E1;
--color-200: #E8E3C4;
--color-300: #D5CC9B;
--color-400: #BEB374;
--color-500: #A29653;
--color-600: #7D7545;
--color-700: #5A5435;
--color-800: #3B3826;
--color-900: #252319;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
antique-white: {
50: '#FBFAF4',
100: '#F4F1E1',
200: '#E8E3C4',
300: '#D5CC9B',
400: '#BEB374',
500: '#A29653',
600: '#7D7545',
700: '#5A5435',
800: '#3B3826',
900: '#252319',
},
}
$base: #F2EFDD; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FBFAF4; $base-100: #F4F1E1; $base-200: #E8E3C4; $base-300: #D5CC9B; $base-400: #BEB374; $base-500: #A29653; $base-600: #7D7545; $base-700: #5A5435; $base-800: #3B3826; $base-900: #252319; $base-hover: #D9CF9A; $base-subtle: #FAFAF6;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F2EFDD",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FBFAF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F4F1E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E8E3C4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D5CC9B",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#BEB374",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A29653",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#7D7545",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5A5435",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3B3826",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#252319",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}