#4E582D is a mid-toned, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, with a faded, vintage edge. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #4E582D works with other colors. Named schemes with #4E582D 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 anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.
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 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 #4E582D 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 #4E582D at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #4E582D;
--color-base-rgb: 78 88 45;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(44.1% 0.065 119.9);
--color-50: #F9FAF5;
--color-100: #EEF2E4;
--color-200: #DDE3C9;
--color-300: #C3CCA3;
--color-400: #A7B37F;
--color-500: #89975E;
--color-600: #6C754D;
--color-700: #4E543A;
--color-800: #353829;
--color-900: #21231A;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
army-green: {
50: '#F9FAF5',
100: '#EEF2E4',
200: '#DDE3C9',
300: '#C3CCA3',
400: '#A7B37F',
500: '#89975E',
600: '#6C754D',
700: '#4E543A',
800: '#353829',
900: '#21231A',
},
}
$base: #4E582D; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F9FAF5; $base-100: #EEF2E4; $base-200: #DDE3C9; $base-300: #C3CCA3; $base-400: #A7B37F; $base-500: #89975E; $base-600: #6C754D; $base-700: #4E543A; $base-800: #353829; $base-900: #21231A; $base-hover: #3E4624; $base-subtle: #CED4B9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#4E582D",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9FAF5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EEF2E4",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DDE3C9",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C3CCA3",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A7B37F",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#89975E",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6C754D",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4E543A",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#353829",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#21231A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}