New Colonial Yellow

Name: New Colonial Yellow
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 2762 / Sherwin-Williams

#D9AD7F

A warm, muted orange value offering the kind of nuance designers reach for repeatedly.

Spec Sheet

Hex#D9AD7F

RGB217, 173, 127

HSL31°, 54%, 67%

On White 2.05:1 Fail

On Black 10.23:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F5F2F0
Text: #281F15
Accent: #D9AD7F
Support: #7593B3
Neutral: #D6D6C7

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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Design System from New Colonial Yellow Palettes are free. Exports aren't.

#F5F2F0 background RGB 245 242 240

#281F15 ink RGB 40 31 21

#D9AD7F accent RGB 217 173 127

#7593B3 support RGB 117 147 179

#D6D6C7 neutral RGB 214 214 199

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F5F2F0;
  --palette-ink: #281F15;
  --palette-accent: #D9AD7F;
  --palette-support: #7593B3;
  --palette-neutral: #D6D6C7;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F5F2F0",
  "palette-ink": "#281F15",
  "palette-accent": "#D9AD7F",
  "palette-support": "#7593B3",
  "palette-neutral": "#D6D6C7"
}

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