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Blanched Almond Palette

Blanched Almond Palette: #FFEBCD, #CCE0FF, #FFD1CC, #FAFFCC. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Blanched Almond Palette assigns primary #FFEBCD, secondary #CCE0FF, surface #FFD1CC, background #FAFFCC, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #FAFFCC at 0.962; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#FFEBCDBlanched Almond
Secondary#CCE0FF#CCE0FF
Surface#FFD1CC#FFD1CC
Background#FAFFCC#FAFFCC
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-blanched-almond-primary: #FFEBCD;
--palette-blanched-almond-secondary: #CCE0FF;
--palette-blanched-almond-surface: #FFD1CC;
--palette-blanched-almond-background: #FAFFCC;
--palette-blanched-almond-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#FFEBCD
Black 18.02:1 · White 1.17:1
Best #000000
Secondary#CCE0FF
Black 15.67:1 · White 1.34:1
Best #000000
Surface#FFD1CC
Black 15.24:1 · White 1.38:1
Best #000000
Background#FAFFCC
Black 20.24:1 · White 1.04:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Blanched Almond 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 Blanched Almond Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8508
Black text18.02:1AA Pass
White text1.17:1AA 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": "#FFEBCD",
    "name": "Blanched Almond"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#CCE0FF",
    "name": "#CCE0FF"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FFD1CC",
    "name": "#FFD1CC"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FAFFCC",
    "name": "#FAFFCC"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FFEBCD",
    "name": "Blanched Almond",
    "blackContrast": 18.02,
    "whiteContrast": 1.17,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#CCE0FF",
    "name": "#CCE0FF",
    "blackContrast": 15.67,
    "whiteContrast": 1.34,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FFD1CC",
    "name": "#FFD1CC",
    "blackContrast": 15.24,
    "whiteContrast": 1.38,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FAFFCC",
    "name": "#FAFFCC",
    "blackContrast": 20.24,
    "whiteContrast": 1.04,
    "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
[
  "blanched almond palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-blanched-almond-primary: #FFEBCD;\n--palette-blanched-almond-secondary: #CCE0FF;\n--palette-blanched-almond-surface: #FFD1CC;\n--palette-blanched-almond-background: #FAFFCC;\n--palette-blanched-almond-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
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  "slug": "blanched-almond",
  "name": "Blanched Almond Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "blanched-almond",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Blanched Almond, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Blanched Almond Palette combines primary #FFEBCD, secondary #CCE0FF, surface #FFD1CC, background #FAFFCC, accent #000000. 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": [
    "blanched almond palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFEBCD",
      "slug": "blanched-almond",
      "name": "Blanched Almond",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        235,
        205
      ],
      "hsl": [
        36,
        100,
        90
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        8,
        20,
        0
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8508,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.02,
        "white": 1.17
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/blanched-almond/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#CCE0FF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CCE0FF",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        224,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        216,
        100,
        90
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        20,
        12,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7337,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.67,
        "white": 1.34
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFD1CC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFD1CC",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        209,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        6,
        100,
        90
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        18,
        20,
        0
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7122,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.24,
        "white": 1.38
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FAFFCC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FAFFCC",
      "rgb": [
        250,
        255,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        66,
        100,
        90
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        2,
        0,
        20,
        0
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.962,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 20.24,
        "white": 1.04
      },
      "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": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFEBCD",
      "name": "Blanched Almond"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#CCE0FF",
      "name": "#CCE0FF"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFD1CC",
      "name": "#FFD1CC"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FAFFCC",
      "name": "#FAFFCC"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFEBCD",
      "name": "Blanched Almond",
      "blackContrast": 18.02,
      "whiteContrast": 1.17,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#CCE0FF",
      "name": "#CCE0FF",
      "blackContrast": 15.67,
      "whiteContrast": 1.34,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFD1CC",
      "name": "#FFD1CC",
      "blackContrast": 15.24,
      "whiteContrast": 1.38,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FAFFCC",
      "name": "#FAFFCC",
      "blackContrast": 20.24,
      "whiteContrast": 1.04,
      "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-blanched-almond-primary: #FFEBCD;\n--palette-blanched-almond-secondary: #CCE0FF;\n--palette-blanched-almond-surface: #FFD1CC;\n--palette-blanched-almond-background: #FAFFCC;\n--palette-blanched-almond-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/blanched-almond.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/blanched-almond.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/blanched-almond/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/blanched-almond.json"
}
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