#F3F5F2 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 #F3F5F2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F3F5F2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
White Smoke 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.
White Smoke opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
White Smoke leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
White Smoke is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of White Smoke.
White Smoke 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 White Smoke carrying the quiet middle.
How #F3F5F2 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 #F3F5F2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F3F5F2;
--color-base-rgb: 243 245 242;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(96.8% 0.004 134.8);
--color-50: #F7F8F6;
--color-100: #EAEDE8;
--color-200: #D4DBD1;
--color-300: #B5C0AF;
--color-400: #95A48E;
--color-500: #77866F;
--color-600: #5E6959;
--color-700: #464D42;
--color-800: #2F342D;
--color-900: #1E201D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
white-smoke: {
50: '#F7F8F6',
100: '#EAEDE8',
200: '#D4DBD1',
300: '#B5C0AF',
400: '#95A48E',
500: '#77866F',
600: '#5E6959',
700: '#464D42',
800: '#2F342D',
900: '#1E201D',
},
}
$base: #F3F5F2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F7F8F6; $base-100: #EAEDE8; $base-200: #D4DBD1; $base-300: #B5C0AF; $base-400: #95A48E; $base-500: #77866F; $base-600: #5E6959; $base-700: #464D42; $base-800: #2F342D; $base-900: #1E201D; $base-hover: #BFCABA; $base-subtle: #FBFCFB;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F3F5F2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F7F8F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EAEDE8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D4DBD1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B5C0AF",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#95A48E",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#77866F",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#5E6959",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#464D42",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2F342D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1E201D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}