Lamp Black

Name: Lamp Black
Brand: Little Greene

228 / Little Greene

#2E2D2C

A rich, velvety black with a faint warm edge, reminiscent of the soot gathered from oil lamps in Georgian households.

Spec Sheet

Hex#2E2D2C

RGB46, 45, 44

HSL30°, 2%, 18%

On White 13.74:1 AAA

On Black 1.53:1 Fail

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F1F0EE
Text: #33291E
Accent: #2E2D2C
Support: #4478AB
Neutral: #C5C5A5

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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#F1F0EE background RGB 241 240 238

#33291E ink RGB 51 41 30

#2E2D2C accent RGB 46 45 44

#4478AB support RGB 68 120 171

#C5C5A5 neutral RGB 197 197 165

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F1F0EE;
  --palette-ink: #33291E;
  --palette-accent: #2E2D2C;
  --palette-support: #4478AB;
  --palette-neutral: #C5C5A5;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F1F0EE",
  "palette-ink": "#33291E",
  "palette-accent": "#2E2D2C",
  "palette-support": "#4478AB",
  "palette-neutral": "#C5C5A5"
}

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