#F5E1E2 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 #F5E1E2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F5E1E2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Misty Rose 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.
Misty Rose opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Misty Rose is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Misty Rose.
Misty Rose keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Misty Rose 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 Misty Rose carrying the quiet middle.
How #F5E1E2 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 #F5E1E2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F5E1E2;
--color-base-rgb: 245 225 226;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(92.6% 0.022 14.1);
--color-50: #FCF3F4;
--color-100: #F5E0E1;
--color-200: #EBC2C4;
--color-300: #D8979B;
--color-400: #C27074;
--color-500: #A64E53;
--color-600: #804245;
--color-700: #5C3335;
--color-800: #3C2426;
--color-900: #251819;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
misty-rose: {
50: '#FCF3F4',
100: '#F5E0E1',
200: '#EBC2C4',
300: '#D8979B',
400: '#C27074',
500: '#A64E53',
600: '#804245',
700: '#5C3335',
800: '#3C2426',
900: '#251819',
},
}
$base: #F5E1E2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FCF3F4; $base-100: #F5E0E1; $base-200: #EBC2C4; $base-300: #D8979B; $base-400: #C27074; $base-500: #A64E53; $base-600: #804245; $base-700: #5C3335; $base-800: #3C2426; $base-900: #251819; $base-hover: #DD9A9D; $base-subtle: #FBF7F7;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F5E1E2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FCF3F4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F5E0E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EBC2C4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D8979B",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#C27074",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A64E53",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#804245",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5C3335",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3C2426",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#251819",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}