#FFF7EA 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 #FFF7EA works with other colors. Named schemes with #FFF7EA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Old Lace 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.
Old Lace opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Old Lace is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Old Lace.
Old Lace keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Old Lace 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 Old Lace carrying the quiet middle.
How #FFF7EA 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 #FFF7EA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #FFF7EA;
--color-base-rgb: 255 247 234;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(97.9% 0.019 80.1);
--color-50: #FEF9F0;
--color-100: #FDEFD8;
--color-200: #FCDFB1;
--color-300: #F8C777;
--color-400: #ECAC46;
--color-500: #D28F22;
--color-600: #9F6F23;
--color-700: #70511F;
--color-800: #483618;
--color-900: #2C2211;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
old-lace: {
50: '#FEF9F0',
100: '#FDEFD8',
200: '#FCDFB1',
300: '#F8C777',
400: '#ECAC46',
500: '#D28F22',
600: '#9F6F23',
700: '#70511F',
800: '#483618',
900: '#2C2211',
},
}
$base: #FFF7EA; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #FEF9F0; $base-100: #FDEFD8; $base-200: #FCDFB1; $base-300: #F8C777; $base-400: #ECAC46; $base-500: #D28F22; $base-600: #9F6F23; $base-700: #70511F; $base-800: #483618; $base-900: #2C2211; $base-hover: #FFD289; $base-subtle: #FEFCFA;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#FFF7EA",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEF9F0",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FDEFD8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#FCDFB1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#F8C777",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#ECAC46",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#D28F22",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#9F6F23",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#70511F",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#483618",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#2C2211",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}