English Yellow

Name: English Yellow
Brand: Annie Sloan

CP-018 / Annie Sloan

#D9B43E

A warm, slightly ochre yellow inspired by the development of Chrome Yellow pigment in 18th century England and hand-painted Chinese wallpaper. Cheerful and luminous.

Spec Sheet

Hex#D9B43E

RGB217, 180, 62

HSL46°, 67%, 55%

On White 1.99:1 Fail

On Black 10.55:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F2F1EE
Text: #2E2B1E
Accent: #D9B43E
Support: #6A7BB4
Neutral: #C0C5B5

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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#F2F1EE background RGB 242 241 238

#2E2B1E ink RGB 46 43 30

#D9B43E accent RGB 217 180 62

#6A7BB4 support RGB 106 123 180

#C0C5B5 neutral RGB 192 197 181

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F2F1EE;
  --palette-ink: #2E2B1E;
  --palette-accent: #D9B43E;
  --palette-support: #6A7BB4;
  --palette-neutral: #C0C5B5;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F2F1EE",
  "palette-ink": "#2E2B1E",
  "palette-accent": "#D9B43E",
  "palette-support": "#6A7BB4",
  "palette-neutral": "#C0C5B5"
}

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