Hinting Blue

Name: Hinting Blue
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 6514 / Sherwin-Williams

#CED9DD

A minimal, whisper-quiet grey tone that holds its character from swatch to full wall.

Spec Sheet

Hex#CED9DD

RGB206, 217, 221

HSL196°, 18%, 84%

On White 1.44:1 Fail

On Black 14.59:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F3F5F6
Text: #1A282E
Accent: #CED9DD
Support: #B08373
Neutral: #A6ADC5

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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#F3F5F6 background RGB 243 245 246

#1A282E ink RGB 26 40 46

#CED9DD accent RGB 206 217 221

#B08373 support RGB 176 131 115

#A6ADC5 neutral RGB 166 173 197

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F3F5F6;
  --palette-ink: #1A282E;
  --palette-accent: #CED9DD;
  --palette-support: #B08373;
  --palette-neutral: #A6ADC5;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F3F5F6",
  "palette-ink": "#1A282E",
  "palette-accent": "#CED9DD",
  "palette-support": "#B08373",
  "palette-neutral": "#A6ADC5"
}

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