North Star

Name: North Star
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 6246 / Sherwin-Williams

#CAD0D2

A modern, whisper-quiet grey tone that holds its character from swatch to full wall.

Spec Sheet

Hex#CAD0D2

RGB202, 208, 210

HSL195°, 8%, 81%

On White 1.56:1 Fail

On Black 13.46:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E6E9EB
Text: #152023
Accent: #CAD0D2
Support: #946657
Neutral: #C5CAD8

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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#E6E9EB background RGB 230 233 235

#152023 ink RGB 21 32 35

#CAD0D2 accent RGB 202 208 210

#946657 support RGB 148 102 87

#C5CAD8 neutral RGB 197 202 216

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E6E9EB;
  --palette-ink: #152023;
  --palette-accent: #CAD0D2;
  --palette-support: #946657;
  --palette-neutral: #C5CAD8;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E6E9EB",
  "palette-ink": "#152023",
  "palette-accent": "#CAD0D2",
  "palette-support": "#946657",
  "palette-neutral": "#C5CAD8"
}

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