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Bamboo Palette

Bamboo Palette: #C7B56E, #7081C7, #C78A70, #ADC770. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Bamboo Palette assigns primary #C7B56E, secondary #7081C7, surface #C78A70, background #ADC770, accent #000000. The set spans Yellow, Blue, Orange, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #ADC770 at 0.509; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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7use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#C7B56EBamboo
Secondary#7081C7#7081C7
Surface#C78A70#C78A70
Background#ADC770#ADC770
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-bamboo-primary: #C7B56E;
--palette-bamboo-secondary: #7081C7;
--palette-bamboo-surface: #C78A70;
--palette-bamboo-background: #ADC770;
--palette-bamboo-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#C7B56E
Black 10.26:1 · White 2.05:1
Best #000000
Secondary#7081C7
Black 5.65:1 · White 3.71:1
Best #000000
Surface#C78A70
Black 7.3:1 · White 2.88:1
Best #000000
Background#ADC770
Black 11.18:1 · White 1.88:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Bamboo 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 Bamboo Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4632
Black text10.26:1AA Pass
White text2.05:1AA 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": "#C7B56E",
    "name": "Bamboo"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#7081C7",
    "name": "#7081C7"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#C78A70",
    "name": "#C78A70"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#ADC770",
    "name": "#ADC770"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#C7B56E",
    "name": "Bamboo",
    "blackContrast": 10.26,
    "whiteContrast": 2.05,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#7081C7",
    "name": "#7081C7",
    "blackContrast": 5.65,
    "whiteContrast": 3.71,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#C78A70",
    "name": "#C78A70",
    "blackContrast": 7.3,
    "whiteContrast": 2.88,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#ADC770",
    "name": "#ADC770",
    "blackContrast": 11.18,
    "whiteContrast": 1.88,
    "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
[
  "bamboo palette",
  "generated palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "green palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-bamboo-primary: #C7B56E;\n--palette-bamboo-secondary: #7081C7;\n--palette-bamboo-surface: #C78A70;\n--palette-bamboo-background: #ADC770;\n--palette-bamboo-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "bamboo",
  "name": "Bamboo Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "bamboo",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Bamboo, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Bamboo Palette combines primary #C7B56E, secondary #7081C7, surface #C78A70, background #ADC770, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a yellow palette, blue palette, orange 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": [
    "bamboo palette",
    "generated palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#C7B56E",
      "slug": "bamboo",
      "name": "Bamboo",
      "rgb": [
        199,
        181,
        110
      ],
      "hsl": [
        48,
        44,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        9,
        45,
        22
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4632,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.26,
        "white": 2.05
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bamboo/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#7081C7",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#7081C7",
      "rgb": [
        112,
        129,
        199
      ],
      "hsl": [
        228,
        44,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        44,
        35,
        0,
        22
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2327,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.65,
        "white": 3.71
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C78A70",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C78A70",
      "rgb": [
        199,
        138,
        112
      ],
      "hsl": [
        18,
        44,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        31,
        44,
        22
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3149,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.3,
        "white": 2.88
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#ADC770",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#ADC770",
      "rgb": [
        173,
        199,
        112
      ],
      "hsl": [
        78,
        44,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        13,
        0,
        44,
        22
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.509,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.18,
        "white": 1.88
      },
      "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": "#C7B56E",
      "name": "Bamboo"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#7081C7",
      "name": "#7081C7"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C78A70",
      "name": "#C78A70"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#ADC770",
      "name": "#ADC770"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#C7B56E",
      "name": "Bamboo",
      "blackContrast": 10.26,
      "whiteContrast": 2.05,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#7081C7",
      "name": "#7081C7",
      "blackContrast": 5.65,
      "whiteContrast": 3.71,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#C78A70",
      "name": "#C78A70",
      "blackContrast": 7.3,
      "whiteContrast": 2.88,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#ADC770",
      "name": "#ADC770",
      "blackContrast": 11.18,
      "whiteContrast": 1.88,
      "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-bamboo-primary: #C7B56E;\n--palette-bamboo-secondary: #7081C7;\n--palette-bamboo-surface: #C78A70;\n--palette-bamboo-background: #ADC770;\n--palette-bamboo-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/bamboo.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/bamboo/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/bamboo.json"
}
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