Carmine

Name: Carmine
Brand: Little Greene

189 / Little Greene

#B14552

A deep crimson with blue undertones, drawn from the historic pigment once extracted from cochineal insects.

Spec Sheet

Hex#B14552

RGB177, 69, 82

HSL353°, 44%, 48%

On White 5.47:1 AA

On Black 3.84:1 AA Large

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #EBE5E6
Text: #251819
Accent: #B14552
Support: #498881
Neutral: #C9BDB6

Rules:
- Use Background for surfaces and canvas
- Use Ink for body text and icons
- Never use Accent as body text — contrast is too low
- Maintain 4.5:1 minimum contrast for normal text

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#EBE5E6 background RGB 235 229 230

#251819 ink RGB 37 24 25

#B14552 accent RGB 177 69 82

#498881 support RGB 73 136 129

#C9BDB6 neutral RGB 201 189 182

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #EBE5E6;
  --palette-ink: #251819;
  --palette-accent: #B14552;
  --palette-support: #498881;
  --palette-neutral: #C9BDB6;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#EBE5E6",
  "palette-ink": "#251819",
  "palette-accent": "#B14552",
  "palette-support": "#498881",
  "palette-neutral": "#C9BDB6"
}

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