#2E2F07 is a deep, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, quietly premium. It is too dark to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #2E2F07 works with other colors. Named schemes with #2E2F07 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Bistre as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Bistre plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Bistre leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Bistre holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Bistre 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 Bistre carrying the quiet middle.
How #2E2F07 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 #2E2F07 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #2E2F07;
--color-base-rgb: 46 47 7;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(29.5% 0.058 110.9);
--color-50: #FDFEF1;
--color-100: #FAFBDB;
--color-200: #F2F4B8;
--color-300: #E4E788;
--color-400: #D2D65C;
--color-500: #B7BC39;
--color-600: #8C8F33;
--color-700: #63652A;
--color-800: #41421F;
--color-900: #282915;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
bistre: {
50: '#FDFEF1',
100: '#FAFBDB',
200: '#F2F4B8',
300: '#E4E788',
400: '#D2D65C',
500: '#B7BC39',
600: '#8C8F33',
700: '#63652A',
800: '#41421F',
900: '#282915',
},
}
$base: #2E2F07; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FDFEF1; $base-100: #FAFBDB; $base-200: #F2F4B8; $base-300: #E4E788; $base-400: #D2D65C; $base-500: #B7BC39; $base-600: #8C8F33; $base-700: #63652A; $base-800: #41421F; $base-900: #282915; $base-hover: #262706; $base-subtle: #DFE195;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#2E2F07",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDFEF1",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FAFBDB",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F2F4B8",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E4E788",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D2D65C",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B7BC39",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#8C8F33",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#63652A",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#41421F",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#282915",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}