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Beige Palette

Beige Palette: #F5F5DC, #DBDBF5, #F5E8DB, #E8F5DB. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Beige Palette assigns primary #F5F5DC, secondary #DBDBF5, surface #F5E8DB, background #E8F5DB, accent #000000. The set spans Yellow, Blue, Orange, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #F5F5DC at 0.8988; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#F5F5DCBeige
Secondary#DBDBF5#DBDBF5
Surface#F5E8DB#F5E8DB
Background#E8F5DB#E8F5DB
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-beige-primary: #F5F5DC;
--palette-beige-secondary: #DBDBF5;
--palette-beige-surface: #F5E8DB;
--palette-beige-background: #E8F5DB;
--palette-beige-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#F5F5DC
Black 18.98:1 · White 1.11:1
Best #000000
Secondary#DBDBF5
Black 15.46:1 · White 1.36:1
Best #000000
Surface#F5E8DB
Black 17.45:1 · White 1.2:1
Best #000000
Background#E8F5DB
Black 18.52:1 · White 1.13:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Beige 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 Beige Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8988
Black text18.98:1AA Pass
White text1.11:1AA 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": "#F5F5DC",
    "name": "Beige"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#DBDBF5",
    "name": "#DBDBF5"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#F5E8DB",
    "name": "#F5E8DB"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E8F5DB",
    "name": "#E8F5DB"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#F5F5DC",
    "name": "Beige",
    "blackContrast": 18.98,
    "whiteContrast": 1.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#DBDBF5",
    "name": "#DBDBF5",
    "blackContrast": 15.46,
    "whiteContrast": 1.36,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#F5E8DB",
    "name": "#F5E8DB",
    "blackContrast": 17.45,
    "whiteContrast": 1.2,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E8F5DB",
    "name": "#E8F5DB",
    "blackContrast": 18.52,
    "whiteContrast": 1.13,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "beige palette",
  "generated palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "green palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-beige-primary: #F5F5DC;\n--palette-beige-secondary: #DBDBF5;\n--palette-beige-surface: #F5E8DB;\n--palette-beige-background: #E8F5DB;\n--palette-beige-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
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  "slug": "beige",
  "name": "Beige Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "beige",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Beige, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Beige Palette combines primary #F5F5DC, secondary #DBDBF5, surface #F5E8DB, background #E8F5DB, 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": [
    "beige palette",
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    "orange palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
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    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
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      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F5F5DC",
      "slug": "beige",
      "name": "Beige",
      "rgb": [
        245,
        245,
        220
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        56,
        91
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        10,
        4
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8988,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.98,
        "white": 1.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/beige/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBDBF5",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#DBDBF5",
      "rgb": [
        219,
        219,
        245
      ],
      "hsl": [
        240,
        57,
        91
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        11,
        11,
        0,
        4
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7232,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.46,
        "white": 1.36
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F5E8DB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#F5E8DB",
      "rgb": [
        245,
        232,
        219
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        57,
        91
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        5,
        11,
        4
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8224,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.45,
        "white": 1.2
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
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        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E8F5DB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E8F5DB",
      "rgb": [
        232,
        245,
        219
      ],
      "hsl": [
        90,
        57,
        91
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        5,
        0,
        11,
        4
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8758,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.52,
        "white": 1.13
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "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": {
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        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F5F5DC",
      "name": "Beige"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBDBF5",
      "name": "#DBDBF5"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F5E8DB",
      "name": "#F5E8DB"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E8F5DB",
      "name": "#E8F5DB"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F5F5DC",
      "name": "Beige",
      "blackContrast": 18.98,
      "whiteContrast": 1.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#DBDBF5",
      "name": "#DBDBF5",
      "blackContrast": 15.46,
      "whiteContrast": 1.36,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F5E8DB",
      "name": "#F5E8DB",
      "blackContrast": 17.45,
      "whiteContrast": 1.2,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E8F5DB",
      "name": "#E8F5DB",
      "blackContrast": 18.52,
      "whiteContrast": 1.13,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-beige-primary: #F5F5DC;\n--palette-beige-secondary: #DBDBF5;\n--palette-beige-surface: #F5E8DB;\n--palette-beige-background: #E8F5DB;\n--palette-beige-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/beige.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/beige.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/beige/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/beige.json"
}
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