Colonial Yellow

Name: Colonial Yellow
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 0030 / Sherwin-Williams

#EFC488

A copper-toned, saturated orange tone with undertones that reward close attention.

Spec Sheet

Hex#EFC488

RGB239, 196, 136

HSL35°, 76%, 74%

On White 1.63:1 Fail

On Black 12.92:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F1F0EE
Text: #372D20
Accent: #EFC488
Support: #486999
Neutral: #D4D6C2

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

#372D20 ink RGB 55 45 32

#EFC488 accent RGB 239 196 136

#486999 support RGB 72 105 153

#D4D6C2 neutral RGB 212 214 194

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F1F0EE;
  --palette-ink: #372D20;
  --palette-accent: #EFC488;
  --palette-support: #486999;
  --palette-neutral: #D4D6C2;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F1F0EE",
  "palette-ink": "#372D20",
  "palette-accent": "#EFC488",
  "palette-support": "#486999",
  "palette-neutral": "#D4D6C2"
}

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