#F7F8EA 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 #F7F8EA works with other colors. Named schemes with #F7F8EA 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 #F7F8EA 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 #F7F8EA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F7F8EA;
--color-base-rgb: 247 248 234;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(97.5% 0.018 110.0);
--color-50: #FBFCF3;
--color-100: #F4F5E0;
--color-200: #E8EBC2;
--color-300: #D4D897;
--color-400: #BDC270;
--color-500: #A1A64E;
--color-600: #7C8042;
--color-700: #595C33;
--color-800: #3B3C24;
--color-900: #242518;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
old-lace: {
50: '#FBFCF3',
100: '#F4F5E0',
200: '#E8EBC2',
300: '#D4D897',
400: '#BDC270',
500: '#A1A64E',
600: '#7C8042',
700: '#595C33',
800: '#3B3C24',
900: '#242518',
},
}
$base: #F7F8EA; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FBFCF3; $base-100: #F4F5E0; $base-200: #E8EBC2; $base-300: #D4D897; $base-400: #BDC270; $base-500: #A1A64E; $base-600: #7C8042; $base-700: #595C33; $base-800: #3B3C24; $base-900: #242518; $base-hover: #DCE0A3; $base-subtle: #FCFDFA;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F7F8EA",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FBFCF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F4F5E0",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E8EBC2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D4D897",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#BDC270",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A1A64E",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#7C8042",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#595C33",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3B3C24",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#242518",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}