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Bark Palette

Bark Palette: #5B3A29, #294B5B, #5B2932, #5B5329. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Bark Palette assigns primary #5B3A29, secondary #294B5B, surface #5B2932, background #5B5329, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #5B2932 at 0.0404 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#5B3A29Bark
Secondary#294B5B#294B5B
Surface#5B2932#5B2932
Background#5B5329#5B5329
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-bark-primary: #5B3A29;
--palette-bark-secondary: #294B5B;
--palette-bark-surface: #5B2932;
--palette-bark-background: #5B5329;
--palette-bark-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#5B3A29
Black 2.08:1 · White 10.09:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#294B5B
Black 2.25:1 · White 9.33:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#5B2932
Black 1.81:1 · White 11.62:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#5B5329
Black 2.71:1 · White 7.74:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Bark 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 Bark Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0541
Black text2.08:1AA Fail
White text10.09:1AA Pass
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": "#5B3A29",
    "name": "Bark"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#294B5B",
    "name": "#294B5B"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#5B2932",
    "name": "#5B2932"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#5B5329",
    "name": "#5B5329"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#5B3A29",
    "name": "Bark",
    "blackContrast": 2.08,
    "whiteContrast": 10.09,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#294B5B",
    "name": "#294B5B",
    "blackContrast": 2.25,
    "whiteContrast": 9.33,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#5B2932",
    "name": "#5B2932",
    "blackContrast": 1.81,
    "whiteContrast": 11.62,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#5B5329",
    "name": "#5B5329",
    "blackContrast": 2.71,
    "whiteContrast": 7.74,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "bark palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-bark-primary: #5B3A29;\n--palette-bark-secondary: #294B5B;\n--palette-bark-surface: #5B2932;\n--palette-bark-background: #5B5329;\n--palette-bark-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "bark",
  "name": "Bark Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "bark",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Bark, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Bark Palette combines primary #5B3A29, secondary #294B5B, surface #5B2932, background #5B5329, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange palette, blue palette, red 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": [
    "bark palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#5B3A29",
      "slug": "bark",
      "name": "Bark",
      "rgb": [
        91,
        58,
        41
      ],
      "hsl": [
        20,
        38,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        36,
        55,
        64
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0541,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.08,
        "white": 10.09
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bark/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#294B5B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#294B5B",
      "rgb": [
        41,
        75,
        91
      ],
      "hsl": [
        199,
        38,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        55,
        18,
        0,
        64
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0626,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.25,
        "white": 9.33
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#5B2932",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#5B2932",
      "rgb": [
        91,
        41,
        50
      ],
      "hsl": [
        349,
        38,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        55,
        45,
        64
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0404,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.81,
        "white": 11.62
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#5B5329",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#5B5329",
      "rgb": [
        91,
        83,
        41
      ],
      "hsl": [
        50,
        38,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        9,
        55,
        64
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0857,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.71,
        "white": 7.74
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#5B3A29",
      "name": "Bark"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#294B5B",
      "name": "#294B5B"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#5B2932",
      "name": "#5B2932"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#5B5329",
      "name": "#5B5329"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#5B3A29",
      "name": "Bark",
      "blackContrast": 2.08,
      "whiteContrast": 10.09,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#294B5B",
      "name": "#294B5B",
      "blackContrast": 2.25,
      "whiteContrast": 9.33,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#5B2932",
      "name": "#5B2932",
      "blackContrast": 1.81,
      "whiteContrast": 11.62,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#5B5329",
      "name": "#5B5329",
      "blackContrast": 2.71,
      "whiteContrast": 7.74,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-bark-primary: #5B3A29;\n--palette-bark-secondary: #294B5B;\n--palette-bark-surface: #5B2932;\n--palette-bark-background: #5B5329;\n--palette-bark-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/bark.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/bark/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/bark.json"
}
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