Essential Gray

Name: Essential Gray
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 6002 / Sherwin-Williams

#BCB8B6

A stately, whisper-quiet grey tone providing a reliable foundation for layered colour stories.

Spec Sheet

Hex#BCB8B6

RGB188, 184, 182

HSL20°, 4%, 73%

On White 1.97:1 Fail

On Black 10.67:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F3F2F1
Text: #332219
Accent: #BCB8B6
Support: #3C7896
Neutral: #C1BFB3

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 Gray Palettes are free. Exports aren't.

#F3F2F1 background RGB 243 242 241

#332219 ink RGB 51 34 25

#BCB8B6 accent RGB 188 184 182

#3C7896 support RGB 60 120 150

#C1BFB3 neutral RGB 193 191 179

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F3F2F1;
  --palette-ink: #332219;
  --palette-accent: #BCB8B6;
  --palette-support: #3C7896;
  --palette-neutral: #C1BFB3;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F3F2F1",
  "palette-ink": "#332219",
  "palette-accent": "#BCB8B6",
  "palette-support": "#3C7896",
  "palette-neutral": "#C1BFB3"
}

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