Dark Lead Colour

118 / Little Greene
#6D6A65

A dense, weighty grey inspired by the patina of aged lead roofing on historic English churches.

Spec Sheet

Hex#6D6A65
RGB109, 106, 101
HSL38°, 4%, 41%
On White 5.38:1 AA
On Black 3.9:1 AA Large

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E8E6E3
Text: #383123
Accent: #6D6A65
Support: #4C6185
Neutral: #D5D7CB

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 Dark Lead Colour Palettes are free. Exports aren't.

#E8E6E3 background RGB 232 230 227
#383123 ink RGB 56 49 35
#6D6A65 accent RGB 109 106 101
#4C6185 support RGB 76 97 133
#D5D7CB neutral RGB 213 215 203
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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E8E6E3;
  --palette-ink: #383123;
  --palette-accent: #6D6A65;
  --palette-support: #4C6185;
  --palette-neutral: #D5D7CB;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E8E6E3",
  "palette-ink": "#383123",
  "palette-accent": "#6D6A65",
  "palette-support": "#4C6185",
  "palette-neutral": "#D5D7CB"
}

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Color Blindness Simulation

#6B6A65
Protanopia
#6C6B65
Deuteranopia
#6F6969
Tritanopia

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