Purple Brown

Name: Purple Brown
Brand: Little Greene

271 / Little Greene

#453040

An enigmatic dark shade where brown meets plum, creating a moody, cocooning effect in intimate rooms.

Spec Sheet

Hex#453040

RGB69, 48, 64

HSL314°, 18%, 23%

On White 12:1 AAA

On Black 1.75:1 Fail

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #EEE7EC
Text: #1F141C
Accent: #453040
Support: #6BC27F
Neutral: #D3B6BE

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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#EEE7EC background RGB 238 231 236

#1F141C ink RGB 31 20 28

#453040 accent RGB 69 48 64

#6BC27F support RGB 107 194 127

#D3B6BE neutral RGB 211 182 190

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #EEE7EC;
  --palette-ink: #1F141C;
  --palette-accent: #453040;
  --palette-support: #6BC27F;
  --palette-neutral: #D3B6BE;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#EEE7EC",
  "palette-ink": "#1F141C",
  "palette-accent": "#453040",
  "palette-support": "#6BC27F",
  "palette-neutral": "#D3B6BE"
}

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