#F9EEF0 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 #F9EEF0 works with other colors. Named schemes with #F9EEF0 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 #F9EEF0 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 #F9EEF0 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #F9EEF0;
--color-base-rgb: 249 238 240;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(95.8% 0.012 4.7);
--color-50: #FBF3F5;
--color-100: #F5E0E4;
--color-200: #EAC3CA;
--color-300: #D799A4;
--color-400: #C17180;
--color-500: #A55060;
--color-600: #7F434E;
--color-700: #5B343B;
--color-800: #3C2529;
--color-900: #25181A;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
isabelline: {
50: '#FBF3F5',
100: '#F5E0E4',
200: '#EAC3CA',
300: '#D799A4',
400: '#C17180',
500: '#A55060',
600: '#7F434E',
700: '#5B343B',
800: '#3C2529',
900: '#25181A',
},
}
$base: #F9EEF0; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FBF3F5; $base-100: #F5E0E4; $base-200: #EAC3CA; $base-300: #D799A4; $base-400: #C17180; $base-500: #A55060; $base-600: #7F434E; $base-700: #5B343B; $base-800: #3C2529; $base-900: #25181A; $base-hover: #DFA4AF; $base-subtle: #FDFAFA;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#F9EEF0",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FBF3F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F5E0E4",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#EAC3CA",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#D799A4",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#C17180",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#A55060",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#7F434E",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#5B343B",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#3C2529",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#25181A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}