Ancestral Gold

Name: Ancestral Gold
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 6407 / Sherwin-Williams

#DDCDA6

A warm, muted yellow tone that holds its character from swatch to full wall.

Spec Sheet

Hex#DDCDA6

RGB221, 205, 166

HSL43°, 45%, 76%

On White 1.57:1 Fail

On Black 13.36:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E9E7E2
Text: #312917
Accent: #DDCDA6
Support: #526BA7
Neutral: #D3D8C0

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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#E9E7E2 background RGB 233 231 226

#312917 ink RGB 49 41 23

#DDCDA6 accent RGB 221 205 166

#526BA7 support RGB 82 107 167

#D3D8C0 neutral RGB 211 216 192

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E9E7E2;
  --palette-ink: #312917;
  --palette-accent: #DDCDA6;
  --palette-support: #526BA7;
  --palette-neutral: #D3D8C0;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E9E7E2",
  "palette-ink": "#312917",
  "palette-accent": "#DDCDA6",
  "palette-support": "#526BA7",
  "palette-neutral": "#D3D8C0"
}

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