#F9EAEC is a light neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, 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 #F9EAEC works with other colors. Named schemes with #F9EAEC in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Isabelline 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.
Isabelline opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Isabelline is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Isabelline.
Isabelline sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Isabelline 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 Isabelline carrying the quiet middle.
How #F9EAEC 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 #F9EAEC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F9EAEC;
--color-base-rgb: 249 234 236;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.9% 0.016 8.2);
--color-50: #FCF3F4;
--color-100: #F7DFE2;
--color-200: #EDBFC6;
--color-300: #DC939D;
--color-400: #C76B77;
--color-500: #AC4956;
--color-600: #843E47;
--color-700: #5E3137;
--color-800: #3E2327;
--color-900: #261719;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
isabelline: {
50: '#FCF3F4',
100: '#F7DFE2',
200: '#EDBFC6',
300: '#DC939D',
400: '#C76B77',
500: '#AC4956',
600: '#843E47',
700: '#5E3137',
800: '#3E2327',
900: '#261719',
},
}
$base: #F9EAEC; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FCF3F4; $base-100: #F7DFE2; $base-200: #EDBFC6; $base-300: #DC939D; $base-400: #C76B77; $base-500: #AC4956; $base-600: #843E47; $base-700: #5E3137; $base-800: #3E2327; $base-900: #261719; $base-hover: #E4A0A9; $base-subtle: #FDFAFA;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F9EAEC",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FCF3F4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F7DFE2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EDBFC6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#DC939D",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#C76B77",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#AC4956",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#843E47",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5E3137",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3E2327",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#261719",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}