#FAE7E7 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 #FAE7E7 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FAE7E7 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 #FAE7E7 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 #FAE7E7 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FAE7E7;
--color-base-rgb: 250 231 231;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.3% 0.021 17.5);
--color-50: #FDF2F2;
--color-100: #F9DCDC;
--color-200: #F1BBBB;
--color-300: #E28D8D;
--color-400: #D06262;
--color-500: #B54040;
--color-600: #8A3838;
--color-700: #622D2D;
--color-800: #402121;
--color-900: #281616;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
misty-rose: {
50: '#FDF2F2',
100: '#F9DCDC',
200: '#F1BBBB',
300: '#E28D8D',
400: '#D06262',
500: '#B54040',
600: '#8A3838',
700: '#622D2D',
800: '#402121',
900: '#281616',
},
}
$base: #FAE7E7; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDF2F2; $base-100: #F9DCDC; $base-200: #F1BBBB; $base-300: #E28D8D; $base-400: #D06262; $base-500: #B54040; $base-600: #8A3838; $base-700: #622D2D; $base-800: #402121; $base-900: #281616; $base-hover: #E99696; $base-subtle: #FDF8F8;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FAE7E7",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF2F2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F9DCDC",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F1BBBB",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E28D8D",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D06262",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B54040",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#8A3838",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#622D2D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#402121",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#281616",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}