Nearest named color: Bistre
#462935
#462935
Nearest named
Bistre
Family
Pink
Lightness
32.2%
Chroma
0.047
Hue angle
353.7°
Temperature
Warm
Contrast on white
12.89:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.44:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#333333
CSS oklch()
32% 0.05 354

#462935 is a muted, temperate red. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #462935

Not just a swatch — here's how #462935 works with other colors. Named schemes with #462935 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

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.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

This palette keeps Bistre as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

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.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

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.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

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.

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Color Lab

How #462935 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.

Warmth 58/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 33/100
Low
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 65/100
High
Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.
Naturalness 12/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 46/100
Moderate
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 67/100
High
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 18/100
Very low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 33/100
Low
Workable accent with care around contrast.
Surface fit 50/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 95/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #462935

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 12.9:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #DFD0D6 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #472A2C — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #462935 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #462935;
  --color-base-rgb: 70 41 53;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(32.2% 0.047 353.7);
  --color-50: #FAF5F7;
  --color-100: #F0E5EA;
  --color-200: #E1CCD4;
  --color-300: #C8A7B5;
  --color-400: #AF8395;
  --color-500: #916477;
  --color-600: #71515E;
  --color-700: #523D46;
  --color-800: #372A2F;
  --color-900: #221B1E;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}