#F2F5DF 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 #F2F5DF works with other colors. Named schemes with #F2F5DF 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 #F2F5DF 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 #F2F5DF at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F2F5DF;
--color-base-rgb: 242 245 223;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(96.2% 0.029 113.2);
--color-50: #FBFCF3;
--color-100: #F3F6DF;
--color-200: #E6EBC1;
--color-300: #D0D996;
--color-400: #B9C46E;
--color-500: #9CA84D;
--color-600: #798141;
--color-700: #575C32;
--color-800: #3A3D24;
--color-900: #242618;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
beige: {
50: '#FBFCF3',
100: '#F3F6DF',
200: '#E6EBC1',
300: '#D0D996',
400: '#B9C46E',
500: '#9CA84D',
600: '#798141',
700: '#575C32',
800: '#3A3D24',
900: '#242618',
},
}
$base: #F2F5DF; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FBFCF3; $base-100: #F3F6DF; $base-200: #E6EBC1; $base-300: #D0D996; $base-400: #B9C46E; $base-500: #9CA84D; $base-600: #798141; $base-700: #575C32; $base-800: #3A3D24; $base-900: #242618; $base-hover: #D5DF99; $base-subtle: #FBFBF6;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F2F5DF",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FBFCF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F3F6DF",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E6EBC1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D0D996",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B9C46E",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#9CA84D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#798141",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#575C32",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3A3D24",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#242618",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}