#544C45 is a mid neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads restrained and easy to live with. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #544C45 works with other colors. Named schemes with #544C45 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Umber is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Umber.
Umber plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Umber 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.
Umber 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.
Umber 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 Umber carrying the quiet middle.
How #544C45 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 #544C45 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #544C45;
--color-base-rgb: 84 76 69;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(42.2% 0.016 63.6);
--color-50: #F8F7F7;
--color-100: #EDEAE8;
--color-200: #DAD6D2;
--color-300: #BEB7B1;
--color-400: #A19891;
--color-500: #837A72;
--color-600: #67605B;
--color-700: #4B4743;
--color-800: #33302E;
--color-900: #201F1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
umber: {
50: '#F8F7F7',
100: '#EDEAE8',
200: '#DAD6D2',
300: '#BEB7B1',
400: '#A19891',
500: '#837A72',
600: '#67605B',
700: '#4B4743',
800: '#33302E',
900: '#201F1D',
},
}
$base: #544C45; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F7F7; $base-100: #EDEAE8; $base-200: #DAD6D2; $base-300: #BEB7B1; $base-400: #A19891; $base-500: #837A72; $base-600: #67605B; $base-700: #4B4743; $base-800: #33302E; $base-900: #201F1D; $base-hover: #433D37; $base-subtle: #CEC9C5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#544C45",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDEAE8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DAD6D2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BEB7B1",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A19891",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#837A72",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#67605B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4B4743",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#33302E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201F1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}