Black Bean

Name: Black Bean
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 6006 / Sherwin-Williams

#403330

A striking, deep black shade with enough complexity to stand alone or support bolder choices.

Spec Sheet

Hex#403330

RGB64, 51, 48

HSL11°, 14%, 22%

On White 12.11:1 AAA

On Black 1.73:1 Fail

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #E9E3E2
Text: #251B18
Accent: #403330
Support: #6AAEBE
Neutral: #C9C3B5

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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#E9E3E2 background RGB 233 227 226

#251B18 ink RGB 37 27 24

#403330 accent RGB 64 51 48

#6AAEBE support RGB 106 174 190

#C9C3B5 neutral RGB 201 195 181

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #E9E3E2;
  --palette-ink: #251B18;
  --palette-accent: #403330;
  --palette-support: #6AAEBE;
  --palette-neutral: #C9C3B5;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#E9E3E2",
  "palette-ink": "#251B18",
  "palette-accent": "#403330",
  "palette-support": "#6AAEBE",
  "palette-neutral": "#C9C3B5"
}

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