#413C39 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 is too muted to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #413C39 works with other colors. Named schemes with #413C39 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Taupe is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Taupe.
Taupe plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Taupe 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.
Taupe 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.
Taupe 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 Taupe carrying the quiet middle.
How #413C39 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 #413C39 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #413C39;
--color-base-rgb: 65 60 57;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(36.0% 0.009 53.2);
--color-50: #F8F7F7;
--color-100: #ECEAE9;
--color-200: #D9D6D3;
--color-300: #BCB7B3;
--color-400: #9F9893;
--color-500: #817974;
--color-600: #65605D;
--color-700: #4A4745;
--color-800: #32302F;
--color-900: #201E1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
taupe: {
50: '#F8F7F7',
100: '#ECEAE9',
200: '#D9D6D3',
300: '#BCB7B3',
400: '#9F9893',
500: '#817974',
600: '#65605D',
700: '#4A4745',
800: '#32302F',
900: '#201E1D',
},
}
$base: #413C39; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F7F7; $base-100: #ECEAE9; $base-200: #D9D6D3; $base-300: #BCB7B3; $base-400: #9F9893; $base-500: #817974; $base-600: #65605D; $base-700: #4A4745; $base-800: #32302F; $base-900: #201E1D; $base-hover: #34302E; $base-subtle: #C8C4C2;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#413C39",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#ECEAE9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D9D6D3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BCB7B3",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#9F9893",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#817974",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#65605D",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4A4745",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#32302F",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201E1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}