#201E13 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 #201E13 works with other colors. Named schemes with #201E13 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Graphite leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Graphite is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Graphite.
Graphite plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Graphite 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.
Graphite 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 Graphite carrying the quiet middle.
How #201E13 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 #201E13 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #201E13;
--color-base-rgb: 32 30 19;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(23.4% 0.020 99.0);
--color-50: #F9F9F5;
--color-100: #F0EEE5;
--color-200: #E0DDCC;
--color-300: #C8C3A7;
--color-400: #AEA784;
--color-500: #908A64;
--color-600: #706C51;
--color-700: #514E3D;
--color-800: #36352A;
--color-900: #22211B;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
graphite: {
50: '#F9F9F5',
100: '#F0EEE5',
200: '#E0DDCC',
300: '#C8C3A7',
400: '#AEA784',
500: '#908A64',
600: '#706C51',
700: '#514E3D',
800: '#36352A',
900: '#22211B',
},
}
$base: #201E13; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F9F9F5; $base-100: #F0EEE5; $base-200: #E0DDCC; $base-300: #C8C3A7; $base-400: #AEA784; $base-500: #908A64; $base-600: #706C51; $base-700: #514E3D; $base-800: #36352A; $base-900: #22211B; $base-hover: #1A180F; $base-subtle: #C7C3AD;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#201E13",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9F9F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F0EEE5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E0DDCC",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C8C3A7",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#AEA784",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#908A64",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#706C51",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#514E3D",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#36352A",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#22211B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}