#F3EFDB 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 #F3EFDB works with other colors. Named schemes with #F3EFDB 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 #F3EFDB 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 #F3EFDB at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F3EFDB;
--color-base-rgb: 243 239 219;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(95.0% 0.027 97.6);
--color-50: #FCFAF3;
--color-100: #F5F2E0;
--color-200: #EBE4C2;
--color-300: #D8CD97;
--color-400: #C2B570;
--color-500: #A6984E;
--color-600: #807642;
--color-700: #5C5533;
--color-800: #3C3824;
--color-900: #252318;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
antique-white: {
50: '#FCFAF3',
100: '#F5F2E0',
200: '#EBE4C2',
300: '#D8CD97',
400: '#C2B570',
500: '#A6984E',
600: '#807642',
700: '#5C5533',
800: '#3C3824',
900: '#252318',
},
}
$base: #F3EFDB; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FCFAF3; $base-100: #F5F2E0; $base-200: #EBE4C2; $base-300: #D8CD97; $base-400: #C2B570; $base-500: #A6984E; $base-600: #807642; $base-700: #5C5533; $base-800: #3C3824; $base-900: #252318; $base-hover: #DCD197; $base-subtle: #FBFAF5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F3EFDB",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FCFAF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F5F2E0",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EBE4C2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D8CD97",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#C2B570",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A6984E",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#807642",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5C5533",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3C3824",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#252318",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}