#362A2F is a mid neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It holds up as a large surface and is too muted to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #362A2F works with other colors. Named schemes with #362A2F 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 sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
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 #362A2F 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 #362A2F at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #362A2F;
--color-base-rgb: 54 42 47;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(30.0% 0.020 351.4);
--color-50: #F8F6F7;
--color-100: #EDE8EA;
--color-200: #DBD1D5;
--color-300: #C0AFB6;
--color-400: #A48E97;
--color-500: #866F78;
--color-600: #695960;
--color-700: #4D4247;
--color-800: #342D30;
--color-900: #201D1E;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
bistre: {
50: '#F8F6F7',
100: '#EDE8EA',
200: '#DBD1D5',
300: '#C0AFB6',
400: '#A48E97',
500: '#866F78',
600: '#695960',
700: '#4D4247',
800: '#342D30',
900: '#201D1E',
},
}
$base: #362A2F; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F6F7; $base-100: #EDE8EA; $base-200: #DBD1D5; $base-300: #C0AFB6; $base-400: #A48E97; $base-500: #866F78; $base-600: #695960; $base-700: #4D4247; $base-800: #342D30; $base-900: #201D1E; $base-hover: #2C2226; $base-subtle: #C7BBC0;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#362A2F",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F6F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDE8EA",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DBD1D5",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C0AFB6",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A48E97",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#866F78",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#695960",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4D4247",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#342D30",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201D1E",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}