#545C2D 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 #545C2D works with other colors. Named schemes with #545C2D 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 #545C2D 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 #545C2D at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #545C2D;
--color-base-rgb: 84 92 45;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(45.6% 0.069 117.2);
--color-50: #F9FAF4;
--color-100: #EFF2E3;
--color-200: #DFE4C8;
--color-300: #C6CEA2;
--color-400: #ACB57D;
--color-500: #8E985C;
--color-600: #6F764C;
--color-700: #51553A;
--color-800: #363928;
--color-900: #22231A;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
army-green: {
50: '#F9FAF4',
100: '#EFF2E3',
200: '#DFE4C8',
300: '#C6CEA2',
400: '#ACB57D',
500: '#8E985C',
600: '#6F764C',
700: '#51553A',
800: '#363928',
900: '#22231A',
},
}
$base: #545C2D; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F9FAF4; $base-100: #EFF2E3; $base-200: #DFE4C8; $base-300: #C6CEA2; $base-400: #ACB57D; $base-500: #8E985C; $base-600: #6F764C; $base-700: #51553A; $base-800: #363928; $base-900: #22231A; $base-hover: #444A24; $base-subtle: #D1D6B9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#545C2D",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F9FAF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EFF2E3",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DFE4C8",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#C6CEA2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#ACB57D",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#8E985C",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#6F764C",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#51553A",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#363928",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#22231A",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}