#FAE9E8 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 #FAE9E8 works with other colors. Named schemes with #FAE9E8 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 #FAE9E8 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 #FAE9E8 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FAE9E8;
--color-base-rgb: 250 233 232;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(94.7% 0.019 21.6);
--color-50: #FDF3F2;
--color-100: #F8DEDD;
--color-200: #F0BFBC;
--color-300: #E1928E;
--color-400: #CE6964;
--color-500: #B34842;
--color-600: #893D39;
--color-700: #61302E;
--color-800: #402321;
--color-900: #271716;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
misty-rose: {
50: '#FDF3F2',
100: '#F8DEDD',
200: '#F0BFBC',
300: '#E1928E',
400: '#CE6964',
500: '#B34842',
600: '#893D39',
700: '#61302E',
800: '#402321',
900: '#271716',
},
}
$base: #FAE9E8; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FDF3F2; $base-100: #F8DEDD; $base-200: #F0BFBC; $base-300: #E1928E; $base-400: #CE6964; $base-500: #B34842; $base-600: #893D39; $base-700: #61302E; $base-800: #402321; $base-900: #271716; $base-hover: #E99F9B; $base-subtle: #FDFAF9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FAE9E8",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF3F2",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F8DEDD",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F0BFBC",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E1928E",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#CE6964",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B34842",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#893D39",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#61302E",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#402321",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#271716",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}