#984E6F is a mid-toned, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads 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 #984E6F works with other colors. Named schemes with #984E6F in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Mauve Taupe 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.
Mauve Taupe plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Mauve Taupe sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
This palette keeps Mauve Taupe as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.
Mauve Taupe 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 Mauve Taupe carrying the quiet middle.
How #984E6F 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 #984E6F at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #984E6F;
--color-base-rgb: 152 78 111;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(52.4% 0.106 353.3);
--color-50: #FAF5F7;
--color-100: #F2E4EA;
--color-200: #E3C9D5;
--color-300: #CCA3B6;
--color-400: #B37F96;
--color-500: #975E78;
--color-600: #754D5F;
--color-700: #543A46;
--color-800: #382930;
--color-900: #231A1E;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
mauve-taupe: {
50: '#FAF5F7',
100: '#F2E4EA',
200: '#E3C9D5',
300: '#CCA3B6',
400: '#B37F96',
500: '#975E78',
600: '#754D5F',
700: '#543A46',
800: '#382930',
900: '#231A1E',
},
}
$base: #984E6F; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FAF5F7; $base-100: #F2E4EA; $base-200: #E3C9D5; $base-300: #CCA3B6; $base-400: #B37F96; $base-500: #975E78; $base-600: #754D5F; $base-700: #543A46; $base-800: #382930; $base-900: #231A1E; $base-hover: #793E59; $base-subtle: #DFCBD4;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#984E6F",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FAF5F7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F2E4EA",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#E3C9D5",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#CCA3B6",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#B37F96",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#975E78",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#754D5F",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#543A46",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#382930",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#231A1E",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}