CSS utility

Cement CSS Utilities

Cement CSS utilities provide reusable variables and utility classes for #A5A391. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the snippet includes background, text, border, surface, RGB token, best text color, and contrast notes for implementation-ready design systems.

Color page #A5A391 WCAG

Preview Cement #A5A391

Utility Classes

Background.bg-cement

Text.text-cement

Border.border-cement

Surface.surface-cement

CSS Snippet

:root {
  --color-cement: #A5A391;
  --color-cement-rgb: 165 163 145;
  --color-cement-contrast: #111827;
}

.bg-cement { background-color: var(--color-cement); }
.text-cement { color: var(--color-cement); }
.border-cement { border-color: var(--color-cement); }
.surface-cement {
  background-color: var(--color-cement);
  color: var(--color-cement-contrast);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-cement), #111827 18%);
}
.shadow-cement { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-cement-rgb) / 28%); }

Usage Examples

Surface cardUse for panels, labels, badges, and interface accents.

Border accentUse as a soft divider or outline color.

Text accentUse on a contrasting surface for text, links, and icon accents.

Implementation Notes

Best text color#111827

Black contrast8.25:1

White contrast2.55:1

RGB token165 163 145

Luminance0.3624

Black text8.25:1AA Pass

White text2.55:1AA Fail

cssVariablesReusable CSS custom properties

utilityClassesBackground, text, border, surface, and shadow classes

bestTextColorAccessible default foreground token

contrastBlack and white contrast ratios

wcagAA and AAA text color options

relatedEndpointsLinked machine-readable resources

Structured sections

CSS variables

{
  "color": "--color-cement: #A5A391;",
  "rgb": "--color-cement-rgb: 165 163 145;",
  "contrast": "--color-cement-contrast: #111827;"
}

Utility classes

{
  "background": ".bg-cement",
  "text": ".text-cement",
  "border": ".border-cement",
  "surface": ".surface-cement",
  "shadow": ".shadow-cement"
}

Accessibility

{
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.25,
    "white": 2.55
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  }
}

Implementation

{
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-cement: #A5A391;\n  --color-cement-rgb: 165 163 145;\n  --color-cement-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-cement { background-color: var(--color-cement); }\n.text-cement { color: var(--color-cement); }\n.border-cement { border-color: var(--color-cement); }\n.surface-cement {\n  background-color: var(--color-cement);\n  color: var(--color-cement-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-cement), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-cement { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-cement-rgb) / 28%); }"
}

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/cement.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "cement",
  "name": "Cement",
  "hex": "#A5A391",
  "rgb": [
    165,
    163,
    145
  ],
  "hsl": [
    54,
    10,
    61
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    1,
    12,
    35
  ],
  "luminance": 0.3624,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 8.25,
    "white": 2.55
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  "family": "yellow",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "cssVariables": {
    "color": "--color-cement: #A5A391;",
    "rgb": "--color-cement-rgb: 165 163 145;",
    "contrast": "--color-cement-contrast: #111827;"
  },
  "utilityClasses": {
    "background": ".bg-cement",
    "text": ".text-cement",
    "border": ".border-cement",
    "surface": ".surface-cement",
    "shadow": ".shadow-cement"
  },
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-cement: #A5A391;\n  --color-cement-rgb: 165 163 145;\n  --color-cement-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-cement { background-color: var(--color-cement); }\n.text-cement { color: var(--color-cement); }\n.border-cement { border-color: var(--color-cement); }\n.surface-cement {\n  background-color: var(--color-cement);\n  color: var(--color-cement-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-cement), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-cement { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-cement-rgb) / 28%); }",
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/cement.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/css/colors/cement/",
  "colorUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cement/",
  "hexUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/a5a391/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/cement.json"
}

Cement CSS Utilities

Utility Classes

CSS Snippet

Usage Examples

Implementation Notes

Machine-Readable Cement CSS Utilities (JSON)

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