#322925 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 #322925 works with other colors. Named schemes with #322925 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Bistre is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Bistre.
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 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.
Bistre carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
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 #322925 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 #322925 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #322925;
--color-base-rgb: 50 41 37;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(29.0% 0.015 45.4);
--color-50: #F9F7F6;
--color-100: #EEE9E7;
--color-200: #DCD4D0;
--color-300: #C1B4AE;
--color-400: #A5948D;
--color-500: #88756D;
--color-600: #6A5D58;
--color-700: #4D4541;
--color-800: #342F2D;
--color-900: #211E1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
bistre: {
50: '#F9F7F6',
100: '#EEE9E7',
200: '#DCD4D0',
300: '#C1B4AE',
400: '#A5948D',
500: '#88756D',
600: '#6A5D58',
700: '#4D4541',
800: '#342F2D',
900: '#211E1D',
},
}
$base: #322925; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F9F7F6; $base-100: #EEE9E7; $base-200: #DCD4D0; $base-300: #C1B4AE; $base-400: #A5948D; $base-500: #88756D; $base-600: #6A5D58; $base-700: #4D4541; $base-800: #342F2D; $base-900: #211E1D; $base-hover: #28211D; $base-subtle: #C7BDB8;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#322925",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9F7F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EEE9E7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DCD4D0",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C1B4AE",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A5948D",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#88756D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6A5D58",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4D4541",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#342F2D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#211E1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}