French Gray

Name: French Gray
Brand: Farrow & Ball

No.18 / Farrow & Ball

#B5B19A

A sage-tinged grey with distinctly green undertones. Evokes French country interiors and sits comfortably between grey and green.

Spec Sheet

Hex#B5B19A

RGB181, 177, 154

HSL51°, 15%, 66%

On White 2.16:1 Fail

On Black 9.72:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E8E7E3
Text: #312E21
Accent: #B5B19A
Support: #485499
Neutral: #C5CDB7

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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#E8E7E3 background RGB 232 231 227

#312E21 ink RGB 49 46 33

#B5B19A accent RGB 181 177 154

#485499 support RGB 72 84 153

#C5CDB7 neutral RGB 197 205 183

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E8E7E3;
  --palette-ink: #312E21;
  --palette-accent: #B5B19A;
  --palette-support: #485499;
  --palette-neutral: #C5CDB7;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E8E7E3",
  "palette-ink": "#312E21",
  "palette-accent": "#B5B19A",
  "palette-support": "#485499",
  "palette-neutral": "#C5CDB7"
}

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