#F2F5EA 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 #F2F5EA works with other colors. Named schemes with #F2F5EA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Isabelline 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.
Isabelline opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Isabelline leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Isabelline is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Isabelline.
Isabelline 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 Isabelline carrying the quiet middle.
How #F2F5EA 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 #F2F5EA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F2F5EA;
--color-base-rgb: 242 245 234;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(96.5% 0.015 119.1);
--color-50: #F9FAF4;
--color-100: #EEF2E3;
--color-200: #DDE4C8;
--color-300: #C2CEA1;
--color-400: #A7B67C;
--color-500: #89995C;
--color-600: #6B774B;
--color-700: #4E5639;
--color-800: #343928;
--color-900: #21231A;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
isabelline: {
50: '#F9FAF4',
100: '#EEF2E3',
200: '#DDE4C8',
300: '#C2CEA1',
400: '#A7B67C',
500: '#89995C',
600: '#6B774B',
700: '#4E5639',
800: '#343928',
900: '#21231A',
},
}
$base: #F2F5EA; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F9FAF4; $base-100: #EEF2E3; $base-200: #DDE4C8; $base-300: #C2CEA1; $base-400: #A7B67C; $base-500: #89995C; $base-600: #6B774B; $base-700: #4E5639; $base-800: #343928; $base-900: #21231A; $base-hover: #CAD6AA; $base-subtle: #FBFCF9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F2F5EA",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9FAF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EEF2E3",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DDE4C8",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C2CEA1",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A7B67C",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#89995C",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6B774B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4E5639",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#343928",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#21231A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}