Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind taupe-200: #E8E4E3
In Tailwind CSS v4, taupe-200 is defined as --color-taupe-200: oklch(92.2% 0.005 34.3), which is #E8E4E3 in hex and rgb(232, 228, 227): a pale gray with a faint red-orange tint.
In OKLCH, taupe-200 has a lightness of 92.2%, chroma 0.005 and hue 34.3°.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #E8E4E3 represents it without loss on any screen.
Tailwind taupe is a tinted neutral added in v4.2: a warm gray with a brown cast. It has no v3 equivalent.
Color codes for taupe-200
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-taupe-200 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(92.2% 0.005 34.3) |
| HEX | #E8E4E3 |
| RGB | rgb(232, 228, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 10%, 90%) |
| HWB | hwb(12 89% 9%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 9%) |
| Decimal | 15,262,947 |
| Utility classes | bg-taupe-200, text-taupe-200, border-taupe-200 |
Tailwind taupe scale
Contrast and accessibility
On taupe-200, black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.26:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on taupe-200 | 16.63:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 90.6 |
| White text on taupe-200 | 1.26:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −15.0 |
| Taupe-200 text on white | 1.26:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 13.0 |
| Taupe-200 text on black | 16.63:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −90.9 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-taupe-200) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-taupe-200), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#e9e5e4 - 15%
#ebe8e7 - 25%
#eeebea - 35%
#f0eded - 45%
#f2f0f0 - 55%
#f5f3f2 - 65%
#f7f6f5 - 75%
#f9f8f8 - 85%
#fcfbfb - 95%
#fefefe
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#dcd9d8 - 15%
#c5c2c1 - 25%
#aeabaa - 35%
#979494 - 45%
#807d7d - 55%
#686766 - 65%
#51504f - 75%
#3a3939 - 85%
#232222 - 95%
#0c0b0b
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, taupe-200's complementary color is #E2E6E7 (close to lavender), its analogous colors are #E8E4E5 and #E8E4E2, and its triadic partners are #E3E6E4 and #E4E5E9. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #e2e6e7 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #e8e4e5#e8e4e2 |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #e3e6e4#e4e5e9 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #e2e6e5#e2e6e8 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
Tailwind taupe-200 is close to neutral: its OKLCH chroma is only 0.005, so its temperature comes from context. The faint 12° hue gives it a slightly warm cast.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
<div class="bg-taupe-200 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-taupe-200 border-taupe-200">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-taupe-200);
background-color: oklch(92.2% 0.005 34.3);
border-color: #e8e4e3;
outline-color: rgb(232 228 227);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let taupe200 = Color(red: 0.910, green: 0.894, blue: 0.890)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Taupe200 = Color(0xFFE8E4E3)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const taupe200 = Color(0xFFE8E4E3);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="taupe_200">#E8E4E3</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind taupe-200?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, taupe-200 is oklch(92.2% 0.005 34.3), which converts to #E8E4E3 (rgb(232, 228, 227)) in sRGB.
- Is taupe-200 available in Tailwind v3?
- No. The taupe scale was added in Tailwind CSS v4.2. In v3 you can recreate it in tailwind.config.js under theme.extend.colors with the hex #E8E4E3.
- How do I use taupe-200 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-taupe-200). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on taupe-200?
- White text on taupe-200 has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 16.63:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −15.0 for white and Lc 90.6 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to taupe-200?
- The closest is gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at ΔE OK 2.8, followed by lavender and mistyrose.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.