Essential Brown

Name: Essential Brown
Brand: Behr

BNC-03 / Behr

#C1BE9F

A medium, muted neutral with warm grounding. Pairs effortlessly with bolder accents without competing.

Spec Sheet

Hex#C1BE9F

RGB193, 190, 159

HSL55°, 22%, 69%

On White 1.89:1 Fail

On Black 11.13:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E9E8E2
Text: #312F1C
Accent: #C1BE9F
Support: #4E57BC
Neutral: #BFCBAF

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 Essential Brown Palettes are free. Exports aren't.

#E9E8E2 background RGB 233 232 226

#312F1C ink RGB 49 47 28

#C1BE9F accent RGB 193 190 159

#4E57BC support RGB 78 87 188

#BFCBAF neutral RGB 191 203 175

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E9E8E2;
  --palette-ink: #312F1C;
  --palette-accent: #C1BE9F;
  --palette-support: #4E57BC;
  --palette-neutral: #BFCBAF;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E9E8E2",
  "palette-ink": "#312F1C",
  "palette-accent": "#C1BE9F",
  "palette-support": "#4E57BC",
  "palette-neutral": "#BFCBAF"
}

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