#F7F6ED 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 #F7F6ED works with other colors. Named schemes with #F7F6ED in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Old Lace 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.
Old Lace opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Old Lace leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Old Lace is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Old Lace.
Old Lace 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 Old Lace carrying the quiet middle.
How #F7F6ED 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 #F7F6ED at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F7F6ED;
--color-base-rgb: 247 246 237;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(97.1% 0.012 101.5);
--color-50: #FBFAF4;
--color-100: #F3F1E2;
--color-200: #E6E3C7;
--color-300: #D0CB9F;
--color-400: #B8B27A;
--color-500: #9C9559;
--color-600: #797449;
--color-700: #575438;
--color-800: #3A3827;
--color-900: #242319;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
old-lace: {
50: '#FBFAF4',
100: '#F3F1E2',
200: '#E6E3C7',
300: '#D0CB9F',
400: '#B8B27A',
500: '#9C9559',
600: '#797449',
700: '#575438',
800: '#3A3827',
900: '#242319',
},
}
$base: #F7F6ED; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FBFAF4; $base-100: #F3F1E2; $base-200: #E6E3C7; $base-300: #D0CB9F; $base-400: #B8B27A; $base-500: #9C9559; $base-600: #797449; $base-700: #575438; $base-800: #3A3827; $base-900: #242319; $base-hover: #D9D4AB; $base-subtle: #FCFCFA;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F7F6ED",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FBFAF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F3F1E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E6E3C7",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D0CB9F",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B8B27A",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#9C9559",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#797449",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#575438",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3A3827",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#242319",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}