#F4F2E7 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 #F4F2E7 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F4F2E7 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 #F4F2E7 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 #F4F2E7 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F4F2E7;
--color-base-rgb: 244 242 231;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(96.0% 0.015 98.3);
--color-50: #FAFAF4;
--color-100: #F3F0E3;
--color-200: #E5E1C7;
--color-300: #CFC8A0;
--color-400: #B8AE7A;
--color-500: #9B915A;
--color-600: #78714A;
--color-700: #565238;
--color-800: #393728;
--color-900: #24221A;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
linen: {
50: '#FAFAF4',
100: '#F3F0E3',
200: '#E5E1C7',
300: '#CFC8A0',
400: '#B8AE7A',
500: '#9B915A',
600: '#78714A',
700: '#565238',
800: '#393728',
900: '#24221A',
},
}
$base: #F4F2E7; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FAFAF4; $base-100: #F3F0E3; $base-200: #E5E1C7; $base-300: #CFC8A0; $base-400: #B8AE7A; $base-500: #9B915A; $base-600: #78714A; $base-700: #565238; $base-800: #393728; $base-900: #24221A; $base-hover: #D6CFA6; $base-subtle: #FBFBF8;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F4F2E7",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAFAF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F3F0E3",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E5E1C7",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#CFC8A0",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B8AE7A",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#9B915A",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#78714A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#565238",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#393728",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#24221A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}