#615751 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 #615751 works with other colors. Named schemes with #615751 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Wenge is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Wenge.
Wenge plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Wenge 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.
Wenge 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.
Wenge 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 Wenge carrying the quiet middle.
How #615751 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 #615751 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #615751;
--color-base-rgb: 97 87 81;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(46.5% 0.016 53.1);
--color-50: #F8F7F7;
--color-100: #EDEAE9;
--color-200: #DAD5D3;
--color-300: #BDB6B2;
--color-400: #A09792;
--color-500: #827972;
--color-600: #67605B;
--color-700: #4B4744;
--color-800: #33302E;
--color-900: #201E1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
wenge: {
50: '#F8F7F7',
100: '#EDEAE9',
200: '#DAD5D3',
300: '#BDB6B2',
400: '#A09792',
500: '#827972',
600: '#67605B',
700: '#4B4744',
800: '#33302E',
900: '#201E1D',
},
}
$base: #615751; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #F8F7F7; $base-100: #EDEAE9; $base-200: #DAD5D3; $base-300: #BDB6B2; $base-400: #A09792; $base-500: #827972; $base-600: #67605B; $base-700: #4B4744; $base-800: #33302E; $base-900: #201E1D; $base-hover: #4E4641; $base-subtle: #D1CCCA;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#615751",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDEAE9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DAD5D3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BDB6B2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A09792",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#827972",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#67605B",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4B4744",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#33302E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201E1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}