Elephant Ear

Name: Elephant Ear
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 9168 / Sherwin-Williams

#988F85

A grounding, whisper-quiet neutral value that pairs effortlessly with both warm and cool tones.

Spec Sheet

Hex#988F85

RGB152, 143, 133

HSL32°, 8%, 56%

On White 3.18:1 AA Large

On Black 6.6:1 AA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E8E6E3
Text: #271F17
Accent: #988F85
Support: #4A6787
Neutral: #CCCDB2

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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#E8E6E3 background RGB 232 230 227

#271F17 ink RGB 39 31 23

#988F85 accent RGB 152 143 133

#4A6787 support RGB 74 103 135

#CCCDB2 neutral RGB 204 205 178

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E8E6E3;
  --palette-ink: #271F17;
  --palette-accent: #988F85;
  --palette-support: #4A6787;
  --palette-neutral: #CCCDB2;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E8E6E3",
  "palette-ink": "#271F17",
  "palette-accent": "#988F85",
  "palette-support": "#4A6787",
  "palette-neutral": "#CCCDB2"
}

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