#7D786B is a mid neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads with a faded, vintage edge, restrained and easy to live with. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #7D786B works with other colors. Named schemes with #7D786B in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Shadow is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Shadow.
Shadow plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Shadow 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.
Shadow 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.
Shadow 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 Shadow carrying the quiet middle.
How #7D786B 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 #7D786B at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #7D786B;
--color-base-rgb: 125 120 107;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(57.3% 0.020 89.4);
--color-50: #F8F8F7;
--color-100: #ECEBE9;
--color-200: #D9D8D3;
--color-300: #BDBAB2;
--color-400: #A09C92;
--color-500: #817D73;
--color-600: #66635C;
--color-700: #4B4944;
--color-800: #32312F;
--color-900: #201F1D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
shadow: {
50: '#F8F8F7',
100: '#ECEBE9',
200: '#D9D8D3',
300: '#BDBAB2',
400: '#A09C92',
500: '#817D73',
600: '#66635C',
700: '#4B4944',
800: '#32312F',
900: '#201F1D',
},
}
$base: #7D786B; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F8F8F7; $base-100: #ECEBE9; $base-200: #D9D8D3; $base-300: #BDBAB2; $base-400: #A09C92; $base-500: #817D73; $base-600: #66635C; $base-700: #4B4944; $base-800: #32312F; $base-900: #201F1D; $base-hover: #635F54; $base-subtle: #D7D6D2;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#7D786B",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F8F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#ECEBE9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D9D8D3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BDBAB2",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A09C92",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#817D73",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#66635C",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4B4944",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#32312F",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201F1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}