Bistre

Name: Bistre
Brand: Ressource

RE0153 / Ressource

#5C4830

Bistre — a warm, yellowish dark brown historically made from soot. The colour of Old Master ink drawings and aged paper.

Spec Sheet

Hex#5C4830

RGB92, 72, 48

HSL33°, 31%, 27%

On White 8.66:1 AAA

On Black 2.42:1 Fail

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #ECE8E4
Text: #2B2217
Accent: #5C4830
Support: #40699C
Neutral: #CDCEBA

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 Bistre Palettes are free. Exports aren't.

#ECE8E4 background RGB 236 232 228

#2B2217 ink RGB 43 34 23

#5C4830 accent RGB 92 72 48

#40699C support RGB 64 105 156

#CDCEBA neutral RGB 205 206 186

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #ECE8E4;
  --palette-ink: #2B2217;
  --palette-accent: #5C4830;
  --palette-support: #40699C;
  --palette-neutral: #CDCEBA;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#ECE8E4",
  "palette-ink": "#2B2217",
  "palette-accent": "#5C4830",
  "palette-support": "#40699C",
  "palette-neutral": "#CDCEBA"
}

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