Tavern Taupe

Name: Tavern Taupe
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 7508 / Sherwin-Williams

#9C8A79

A grounding, whisper-quiet neutral value perfect for grounding a colour scheme.

Spec Sheet

Hex#9C8A79

RGB156, 138, 121

HSL29°, 15%, 54%

On White 3.32:1 AA Large

On Black 6.33:1 AA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F0EDEA
Text: #231910
Accent: #9C8A79
Support: #5986B1
Neutral: #C9C8BB

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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#F0EDEA background RGB 240 237 234

#231910 ink RGB 35 25 16

#9C8A79 accent RGB 156 138 121

#5986B1 support RGB 89 134 177

#C9C8BB neutral RGB 201 200 187

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F0EDEA;
  --palette-ink: #231910;
  --palette-accent: #9C8A79;
  --palette-support: #5986B1;
  --palette-neutral: #C9C8BB;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F0EDEA",
  "palette-ink": "#231910",
  "palette-accent": "#9C8A79",
  "palette-support": "#5986B1",
  "palette-neutral": "#C9C8BB"
}

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