#618461 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 #618461 works with other colors. Named schemes with #618461 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Viridian leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Viridian plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Viridian 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.
Viridian 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.
Viridian 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 Viridian carrying the quiet middle.
How #618461 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 #618461 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #618461;
--color-base-rgb: 97 132 97;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(57.7% 0.066 144.7);
--color-50: #F6F9F6;
--color-100: #E7EEE7;
--color-200: #D0DCD0;
--color-300: #AEC1AE;
--color-400: #8DA58D;
--color-500: #6D886D;
--color-600: #586A58;
--color-700: #414D41;
--color-800: #2D342D;
--color-900: #1D211D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
viridian: {
50: '#F6F9F6',
100: '#E7EEE7',
200: '#D0DCD0',
300: '#AEC1AE',
400: '#8DA58D',
500: '#6D886D',
600: '#586A58',
700: '#414D41',
800: '#2D342D',
900: '#1D211D',
},
}
$base: #618461; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F6F9F6; $base-100: #E7EEE7; $base-200: #D0DCD0; $base-300: #AEC1AE; $base-400: #8DA58D; $base-500: #6D886D; $base-600: #586A58; $base-700: #414D41; $base-800: #2D342D; $base-900: #1D211D; $base-hover: #4E6A4E; $base-subtle: #D0DAD0;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#618461",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F6F9F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E7EEE7",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D0DCD0",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#AEC1AE",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#8DA58D",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#6D886D",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#586A58",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#414D41",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2D342D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1D211D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}