#F4EBE0 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 #F4EBE0 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F4EBE0 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 is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Antique White.
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 #F4EBE0 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 #F4EBE0 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F4EBE0;
--color-base-rgb: 244 235 224;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.4% 0.018 73.1);
--color-50: #FBF8F3;
--color-100: #F5ECE0;
--color-200: #EAD8C3;
--color-300: #D7BB99;
--color-400: #C19D71;
--color-500: #A57F50;
--color-600: #7F6443;
--color-700: #5B4934;
--color-800: #3C3225;
--color-900: #251F18;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
antique-white: {
50: '#FBF8F3',
100: '#F5ECE0',
200: '#EAD8C3',
300: '#D7BB99',
400: '#C19D71',
500: '#A57F50',
600: '#7F6443',
700: '#5B4934',
800: '#3C3225',
900: '#251F18',
},
}
$base: #F4EBE0; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FBF8F3; $base-100: #F5ECE0; $base-200: #EAD8C3; $base-300: #D7BB99; $base-400: #C19D71; $base-500: #A57F50; $base-600: #7F6443; $base-700: #5B4934; $base-800: #3C3225; $base-900: #251F18; $base-hover: #DCBF9B; $base-subtle: #FBF9F7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F4EBE0",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FBF8F3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F5ECE0",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EAD8C3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D7BB99",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#C19D71",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A57F50",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#7F6443",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5B4934",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3C3225",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#251F18",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}