#584F4E 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 #584F4E works with other colors. Named schemes with #584F4E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Iron Gray is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Iron Gray.
Iron Gray plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Iron Gray 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.
Iron Gray 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.
Iron Gray 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 Iron Gray carrying the quiet middle.
How #584F4E 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 #584F4E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #584F4E;
--color-base-rgb: 88 79 78;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(43.6% 0.012 25.2);
--color-50: #F8F7F7;
--color-100: #ECEAE9;
--color-200: #D9D4D4;
--color-300: #BBB5B4;
--color-400: #9E9594;
--color-500: #807675;
--color-600: #655E5D;
--color-700: #4A4545;
--color-800: #322F2F;
--color-900: #201E1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
iron-gray: {
50: '#F8F7F7',
100: '#ECEAE9',
200: '#D9D4D4',
300: '#BBB5B4',
400: '#9E9594',
500: '#807675',
600: '#655E5D',
700: '#4A4545',
800: '#322F2F',
900: '#201E1D',
},
}
$base: #584F4E; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F7F7; $base-100: #ECEAE9; $base-200: #D9D4D4; $base-300: #BBB5B4; $base-400: #9E9594; $base-500: #807675; $base-600: #655E5D; $base-700: #4A4545; $base-800: #322F2F; $base-900: #201E1D; $base-hover: #47403F; $base-subtle: #CECAC9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#584F4E",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#ECEAE9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D9D4D4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BBB5B4",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#9E9594",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#807675",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#655E5D",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4A4545",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#322F2F",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201E1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}