#652F41 is a mid-toned, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads with a faded, vintage edge, quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #652F41 works with other colors. Named schemes with #652F41 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Wine Red 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.
Wine Red plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Wine Red sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Wine Red 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.
Wine Red 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 Wine Red carrying the quiet middle.
How #652F41 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 #652F41 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #652F41;
--color-base-rgb: 101 47 65;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(38.3% 0.080 0.5);
--color-50: #FAF4F6;
--color-100: #F2E3E8;
--color-200: #E5C8D1;
--color-300: #CFA0B0;
--color-400: #B77B8F;
--color-500: #9A5B70;
--color-600: #774A59;
--color-700: #563943;
--color-800: #39282E;
--color-900: #231A1D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
wine-red: {
50: '#FAF4F6',
100: '#F2E3E8',
200: '#E5C8D1',
300: '#CFA0B0',
400: '#B77B8F',
500: '#9A5B70',
600: '#774A59',
700: '#563943',
800: '#39282E',
900: '#231A1D',
},
}
$base: #652F41; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FAF4F6; $base-100: #F2E3E8; $base-200: #E5C8D1; $base-300: #CFA0B0; $base-400: #B77B8F; $base-500: #9A5B70; $base-600: #774A59; $base-700: #563943; $base-800: #39282E; $base-900: #231A1D; $base-hover: #502634; $base-subtle: #D8BAC4;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#652F41",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAF4F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F2E3E8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E5C8D1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#CFA0B0",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B77B8F",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#9A5B70",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#774A59",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#563943",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#39282E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#231A1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}