Muddled Basil

Name: Muddled Basil
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 7745 / Sherwin-Williams

#5A5243

A natural, deep brown shade providing a reliable foundation for layered colour stories.

Spec Sheet

Hex#5A5243

RGB90, 82, 67

HSL39°, 15%, 31%

On White 7.71:1 AAA

On Black 2.72:1 Fail

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #EDEBE8
Text: #2F291E
Accent: #5A5243
Support: #6681B2
Neutral: #D9DCC6

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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#EDEBE8 background RGB 237 235 232

#2F291E ink RGB 47 41 30

#5A5243 accent RGB 90 82 67

#6681B2 support RGB 102 129 178

#D9DCC6 neutral RGB 217 220 198

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #EDEBE8;
  --palette-ink: #2F291E;
  --palette-accent: #5A5243;
  --palette-support: #6681B2;
  --palette-neutral: #D9DCC6;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#EDEBE8",
  "palette-ink": "#2F291E",
  "palette-accent": "#5A5243",
  "palette-support": "#6681B2",
  "palette-neutral": "#D9DCC6"
}

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