#080601 is a near-black neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium, restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too dark to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #080601 works with other colors. Named schemes with #080601 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Jet Black leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Jet Black is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Jet Black.
Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Jet Black 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.
Jet Black 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 Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.
How #080601 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 #080601 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #080601;
--color-base-rgb: 8 6 1;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(12.2% 0.020 95.7);
--color-50: #FEFAF1;
--color-100: #FBF2DA;
--color-200: #F6E4B6;
--color-300: #EACD85;
--color-400: #DAB558;
--color-500: #BF9836;
--color-600: #917630;
--color-700: #675528;
--color-800: #43391E;
--color-900: #292314;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
jet-black: {
50: '#FEFAF1',
100: '#FBF2DA',
200: '#F6E4B6',
300: '#EACD85',
400: '#DAB558',
500: '#BF9836',
600: '#917630',
700: '#675528',
800: '#43391E',
900: '#292314',
},
}
$base: #080601; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FEFAF1; $base-100: #FBF2DA; $base-200: #F6E4B6; $base-300: #EACD85; $base-400: #DAB558; $base-500: #BF9836; $base-600: #917630; $base-700: #675528; $base-800: #43391E; $base-900: #292314; $base-hover: #070501; $base-subtle: #E0C788;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#080601",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FEFAF1",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FBF2DA",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F6E4B6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#EACD85",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#DAB558",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#BF9836",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#917630",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#675528",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#43391E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#292314",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}