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Ash Gray Palette

Ash Gray Palette: #B2BEB5, #BDB2BA, #B5BDB2, #B2BDBA. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Ash Gray Palette assigns primary #B2BEB5, secondary #BDB2BA, surface #B5BDB2, background #B2BDBA, accent #000000. The set spans Green, Pink, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #B2BEB5 at 0.4963; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

Ash Gray Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#B2BEB5Ash Gray
Secondary#BDB2BA#BDB2BA
Surface#B5BDB2#B5BDB2
Background#B2BDBA#B2BDBA
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-ash-gray-primary: #B2BEB5;
--palette-ash-gray-secondary: #BDB2BA;
--palette-ash-gray-surface: #B5BDB2;
--palette-ash-gray-background: #B2BDBA;
--palette-ash-gray-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Ash Gray Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#B2BEB5
Black 10.93:1 · White 1.92:1
Best #000000
Secondary#BDB2BA
Black 10.24:1 · White 2.05:1
Best #000000
Surface#B5BDB2
Black 10.89:1 · White 1.93:1
Best #000000
Background#B2BDBA
Black 10.88:1 · White 1.93:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Ash Gray Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Ash Gray Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Ash Gray Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4963
Black text10.93:1AA Pass
White text1.92:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B2BEB5",
    "name": "Ash Gray"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BDB2BA",
    "name": "#BDB2BA"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#B5BDB2",
    "name": "#B5BDB2"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B2BDBA",
    "name": "#B2BDBA"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B2BEB5",
    "name": "Ash Gray",
    "blackContrast": 10.93,
    "whiteContrast": 1.92,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#BDB2BA",
    "name": "#BDB2BA",
    "blackContrast": 10.24,
    "whiteContrast": 2.05,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#B5BDB2",
    "name": "#B5BDB2",
    "blackContrast": 10.89,
    "whiteContrast": 1.93,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B2BDBA",
    "name": "#B2BDBA",
    "blackContrast": 10.88,
    "whiteContrast": 1.93,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "ash gray palette",
  "generated palette",
  "green palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-ash-gray-primary: #B2BEB5;\n--palette-ash-gray-secondary: #BDB2BA;\n--palette-ash-gray-surface: #B5BDB2;\n--palette-ash-gray-background: #B2BDBA;\n--palette-ash-gray-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "ash-gray",
  "name": "Ash Gray Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "ash-gray",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Ash Gray, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Ash Gray Palette combines primary #B2BEB5, secondary #BDB2BA, surface #B5BDB2, background #B2BDBA, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, pink palette, gray palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "ash gray palette",
    "generated palette",
    "green palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B2BEB5",
      "slug": "ash-gray",
      "name": "Ash Gray",
      "rgb": [
        178,
        190,
        181
      ],
      "hsl": [
        135,
        8,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        0,
        5,
        25
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4963,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.93,
        "white": 1.92
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ash-gray/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BDB2BA",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BDB2BA",
      "rgb": [
        189,
        178,
        186
      ],
      "hsl": [
        316,
        8,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        6,
        2,
        26
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.462,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.24,
        "white": 2.05
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B5BDB2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B5BDB2",
      "rgb": [
        181,
        189,
        178
      ],
      "hsl": [
        104,
        8,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        4,
        0,
        6,
        26
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4943,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.89,
        "white": 1.93
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B2BDBA",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B2BDBA",
      "rgb": [
        178,
        189,
        186
      ],
      "hsl": [
        164,
        8,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        0,
        2,
        26
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4941,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.88,
        "white": 1.93
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B2BEB5",
      "name": "Ash Gray"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BDB2BA",
      "name": "#BDB2BA"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B5BDB2",
      "name": "#B5BDB2"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B2BDBA",
      "name": "#B2BDBA"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B2BEB5",
      "name": "Ash Gray",
      "blackContrast": 10.93,
      "whiteContrast": 1.92,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#BDB2BA",
      "name": "#BDB2BA",
      "blackContrast": 10.24,
      "whiteContrast": 2.05,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B5BDB2",
      "name": "#B5BDB2",
      "blackContrast": 10.89,
      "whiteContrast": 1.93,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B2BDBA",
      "name": "#B2BDBA",
      "blackContrast": 10.88,
      "whiteContrast": 1.93,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-ash-gray-primary: #B2BEB5;\n--palette-ash-gray-secondary: #BDB2BA;\n--palette-ash-gray-surface: #B5BDB2;\n--palette-ash-gray-background: #B2BDBA;\n--palette-ash-gray-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/ash-gray.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/ash-gray/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/ash-gray.json"
}
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