#ABCDA2 is a soft, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #ABCDA2 works with other colors. Named schemes with #ABCDA2 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Soft Sage 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.
Soft Sage leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Soft Sage opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Soft Sage holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Soft Sage 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 Soft Sage carrying the quiet middle.
How #ABCDA2 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 #ABCDA2 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #ABCDA2;
--color-base-rgb: 171 205 162;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(81.2% 0.069 139.2);
--color-50: #F6FAF5;
--color-100: #E7F1E4;
--color-200: #CFE2CA;
--color-300: #ADCBA4;
--color-400: #8BB280;
--color-500: #6B9560;
--color-600: #56744E;
--color-700: #41543B;
--color-800: #2C3829;
--color-900: #1C231B;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
soft-sage: {
50: '#F6FAF5',
100: '#E7F1E4',
200: '#CFE2CA',
300: '#ADCBA4',
400: '#8BB280',
500: '#6B9560',
600: '#56744E',
700: '#41543B',
800: '#2C3829',
900: '#1C231B',
},
}
$base: #ABCDA2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F6FAF5; $base-100: #E7F1E4; $base-200: #CFE2CA; $base-300: #ADCBA4; $base-400: #8BB280; $base-500: #6B9560; $base-600: #56744E; $base-700: #41543B; $base-800: #2C3829; $base-900: #1C231B; $base-hover: #80B372; $base-subtle: #E7EEE5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#ABCDA2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F6FAF5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E7F1E4",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#CFE2CA",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#ADCBA4",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#8BB280",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#6B9560",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#56744E",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#41543B",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2C3829",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1C231B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}