#658263 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 #658263 works with other colors. Named schemes with #658263 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 #658263 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 #658263 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #658263;
--color-base-rgb: 101 130 99;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(57.5% 0.057 143.2);
--color-50: #F6F9F6;
--color-100: #E8EEE8;
--color-200: #D1DCD1;
--color-300: #B0C1AF;
--color-400: #8FA58D;
--color-500: #70876E;
--color-600: #596A58;
--color-700: #434D42;
--color-800: #2E342D;
--color-900: #1D201D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
viridian: {
50: '#F6F9F6',
100: '#E8EEE8',
200: '#D1DCD1',
300: '#B0C1AF',
400: '#8FA58D',
500: '#70876E',
600: '#596A58',
700: '#434D42',
800: '#2E342D',
900: '#1D201D',
},
}
$base: #658263; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F6F9F6; $base-100: #E8EEE8; $base-200: #D1DCD1; $base-300: #B0C1AF; $base-400: #8FA58D; $base-500: #70876E; $base-600: #596A58; $base-700: #434D42; $base-800: #2E342D; $base-900: #1D201D; $base-hover: #51694F; $base-subtle: #D1D9D0;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#658263",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F6F9F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E8EEE8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D1DCD1",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B0C1AF",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#8FA58D",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#70876E",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#596A58",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#434D42",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2E342D",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1D201D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}