#F3F4E6 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 #F3F4E6 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F3F4E6 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Linen 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.
Linen opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Linen leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Linen is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Linen.
Linen 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 Linen carrying the quiet middle.
How #F3F4E6 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 #F3F4E6 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F3F4E6;
--color-base-rgb: 243 244 230;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(96.3% 0.018 110.1);
--color-50: #FAFBF4;
--color-100: #F2F3E2;
--color-200: #E4E6C6;
--color-300: #CDD19E;
--color-400: #B5B979;
--color-500: #989D58;
--color-600: #767949;
--color-700: #555738;
--color-800: #393A27;
--color-900: #232419;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
linen: {
50: '#FAFBF4',
100: '#F2F3E2',
200: '#E4E6C6',
300: '#CDD19E',
400: '#B5B979',
500: '#989D58',
600: '#767949',
700: '#555738',
800: '#393A27',
900: '#232419',
},
}
$base: #F3F4E6; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FAFBF4; $base-100: #F2F3E2; $base-200: #E4E6C6; $base-300: #CDD19E; $base-400: #B5B979; $base-500: #989D58; $base-600: #767949; $base-700: #555738; $base-800: #393A27; $base-900: #232419; $base-hover: #D4D7A4; $base-subtle: #FBFBF8;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F3F4E6",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAFBF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F2F3E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E4E6C6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#CDD19E",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B5B979",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#989D58",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#767949",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#555738",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#393A27",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#232419",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}