#322F29 is a mid 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 muted to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #322F29 works with other colors. Named schemes with #322F29 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 #322F29 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 #322F29 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #322F29;
--color-base-rgb: 50 47 41;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(30.6% 0.011 84.6);
--color-50: #F8F8F7;
--color-100: #EDEBE8;
--color-200: #DAD8D2;
--color-300: #BEBAB1;
--color-400: #A19C91;
--color-500: #837D72;
--color-600: #67635B;
--color-700: #4B4943;
--color-800: #33312E;
--color-900: #201F1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
bistre: {
50: '#F8F8F7',
100: '#EDEBE8',
200: '#DAD8D2',
300: '#BEBAB1',
400: '#A19C91',
500: '#837D72',
600: '#67635B',
700: '#4B4943',
800: '#33312E',
900: '#201F1D',
},
}
$base: #322F29; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F8F7; $base-100: #EDEBE8; $base-200: #DAD8D2; $base-300: #BEBAB1; $base-400: #A19C91; $base-500: #837D72; $base-600: #67635B; $base-700: #4B4943; $base-800: #33312E; $base-900: #201F1D; $base-hover: #282621; $base-subtle: #C5C2BC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#322F29",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F8F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDEBE8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DAD8D2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BEBAB1",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A19C91",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#837D72",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#67635B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4B4943",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#33312E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201F1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}