#FAE7E9 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 #FAE7E9 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FAE7E9 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 sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
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 #FAE7E9 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 #FAE7E9 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FAE7E9;
--color-base-rgb: 250 231 233;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.4% 0.021 10.2);
--color-50: #FDF2F3;
--color-100: #F9DCDF;
--color-200: #F1BBC1;
--color-300: #E28D96;
--color-400: #D0626D;
--color-500: #B5404C;
--color-600: #8A3840;
--color-700: #622D32;
--color-800: #402124;
--color-900: #281617;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
misty-rose: {
50: '#FDF2F3',
100: '#F9DCDF',
200: '#F1BBC1',
300: '#E28D96',
400: '#D0626D',
500: '#B5404C',
600: '#8A3840',
700: '#622D32',
800: '#402124',
900: '#281617',
},
}
$base: #FAE7E9; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDF2F3; $base-100: #F9DCDF; $base-200: #F1BBC1; $base-300: #E28D96; $base-400: #D0626D; $base-500: #B5404C; $base-600: #8A3840; $base-700: #622D32; $base-800: #402124; $base-900: #281617; $base-hover: #E9969E; $base-subtle: #FDF8F9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FAE7E9",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF2F3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F9DCDF",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F1BBC1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E28D96",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D0626D",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B5404C",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#8A3840",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#622D32",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#402124",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#281617",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}