#40451D is a mid-toned, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #40451D works with other colors. Named schemes with #40451D in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
This palette keeps Army Green as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Army Green plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Army Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Army Green holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Army Green 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 Army Green carrying the quiet middle.
How #40451D 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 #40451D at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #40451D;
--color-base-rgb: 64 69 29;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(37.6% 0.060 115.3);
--color-50: #FAFBF4;
--color-100: #F1F3E2;
--color-200: #E2E7C6;
--color-300: #CBD29D;
--color-400: #B2BB77;
--color-500: #959E56;
--color-600: #747A47;
--color-700: #545837;
--color-800: #383A27;
--color-900: #232419;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
army-green: {
50: '#FAFBF4',
100: '#F1F3E2',
200: '#E2E7C6',
300: '#CBD29D',
400: '#B2BB77',
500: '#959E56',
600: '#747A47',
700: '#545837',
800: '#383A27',
900: '#232419',
},
}
$base: #40451D; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FAFBF4; $base-100: #F1F3E2; $base-200: #E2E7C6; $base-300: #CBD29D; $base-400: #B2BB77; $base-500: #959E56; $base-600: #747A47; $base-700: #545837; $base-800: #383A27; $base-900: #232419; $base-hover: #323717; $base-subtle: #CFD4AE;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#40451D",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAFBF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F1F3E2",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E2E7C6",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#CBD29D",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B2BB77",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#959E56",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#747A47",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#545837",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#383A27",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#232419",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}