Timberwolf is a light neutral with only a whisper of temperate cast. On the Color Lab it reads restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how Timberwolf works with other colors. Named schemes with Timberwolf in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Timberwolf 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.
Timberwolf opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Timberwolf is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Timberwolf.
Timberwolf keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.
Timberwolf 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 Timberwolf carrying the quiet middle.
How Timberwolf 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 Timberwolf at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #DBD7D2;
--color-base-rgb: 219 215 210;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(88.1% 0.008 73.7);
--color-50: #F8F7F6;
--color-100: #EDEBE8;
--color-200: #DBD7D2;
--color-300: #BFB8B1;
--color-400: #A29A90;
--color-500: #847B71;
--color-600: #68625A;
--color-700: #4C4843;
--color-800: #33312E;
--color-900: #201F1D;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
timberwolf: {
50: '#F8F7F6',
100: '#EDEBE8',
200: '#DBD7D2',
300: '#BFB8B1',
400: '#A29A90',
500: '#847B71',
600: '#68625A',
700: '#4C4843',
800: '#33312E',
900: '#201F1D',
},
}
$base: #DBD7D2; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F8F7F6; $base-100: #EDEBE8; $base-200: #DBD7D2; $base-300: #BFB8B1; $base-400: #A29A90; $base-500: #847B71; $base-600: #68625A; $base-700: #4C4843; $base-800: #33312E; $base-900: #201F1D; $base-hover: #B5ACA2; $base-subtle: #F4F3F2;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#DBD7D2",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F8F7F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#EDEBE8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#DBD7D2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#BFB8B1",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#A29A90",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#847B71",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#68625A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#4C4843",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#33312E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#201F1D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}