Emerging Taupe

Name: Emerging Taupe
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 6044 / Sherwin-Williams

#B8A196

An understated, whisper-quiet neutral value lending architectural weight to walls and trim alike.

Spec Sheet

Hex#B8A196

RGB184, 161, 150

HSL19°, 19%, 65%

On White 2.45:1 Fail

On Black 8.58:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #EAE4E1
Text: #342119
Accent: #B8A196
Support: #6CA9C6
Neutral: #C4C0AB

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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#EAE4E1 background RGB 234 228 225

#342119 ink RGB 52 33 25

#B8A196 accent RGB 184 161 150

#6CA9C6 support RGB 108 169 198

#C4C0AB neutral RGB 196 192 171

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #EAE4E1;
  --palette-ink: #342119;
  --palette-accent: #B8A196;
  --palette-support: #6CA9C6;
  --palette-neutral: #C4C0AB;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#EAE4E1",
  "palette-ink": "#342119",
  "palette-accent": "#B8A196",
  "palette-support": "#6CA9C6",
  "palette-neutral": "#C4C0AB"
}

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