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Brushed Brass Palette

Brushed Brass Palette is a generated palette built from #B5A642, #4150B4, #B46B41, #8AB441. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Brushed Brass Palette combines primary #B5A642, secondary #4150B4, surface #B46B41, background #8AB441, 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.

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Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#B5A642Brushed Brass
Secondary#4150B4#4150B4
Surface#B46B41#B46B41
Background#8AB441#8AB441
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-brushed-brass-primary: #B5A642;
--palette-brushed-brass-secondary: #4150B4;
--palette-brushed-brass-surface: #B46B41;
--palette-brushed-brass-background: #8AB441;
--palette-brushed-brass-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#B5A642
Black 8.5:1 · White 2.47:1
Best #000000
Secondary#4150B4
Black 3.03:1 · White 6.93:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#B46B41
Black 5.12:1 · White 4.1:1
Best #000000
Background#8AB441
Black 8.69:1 · White 2.42:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

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 Brushed Brass Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3749
Black text8.5:1AA Pass
White text2.47:1AA 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": "#B5A642",
    "name": "Brushed Brass"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#4150B4",
    "name": "#4150B4"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#B46B41",
    "name": "#B46B41"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8AB441",
    "name": "#8AB441"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B5A642",
    "name": "Brushed Brass",
    "blackContrast": 8.5,
    "whiteContrast": 2.47,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#4150B4",
    "name": "#4150B4",
    "blackContrast": 3.03,
    "whiteContrast": 6.93,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#B46B41",
    "name": "#B46B41",
    "blackContrast": 5.12,
    "whiteContrast": 4.1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8AB441",
    "name": "#8AB441",
    "blackContrast": 8.69,
    "whiteContrast": 2.42,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "brushed brass 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-brushed-brass-primary: #B5A642;\n--palette-brushed-brass-secondary: #4150B4;\n--palette-brushed-brass-surface: #B46B41;\n--palette-brushed-brass-background: #8AB441;\n--palette-brushed-brass-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "brushed-brass",
  "name": "Brushed Brass Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "brushed-brass",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Brushed Brass, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Brushed Brass Palette combines primary #B5A642, secondary #4150B4, surface #B46B41, background #8AB441, 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": [
    "brushed brass 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": "#B5A642",
      "slug": "brushed-brass",
      "name": "Brushed Brass",
      "rgb": [
        181,
        166,
        66
      ],
      "hsl": [
        52,
        47,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        8,
        64,
        29
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3749,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.5,
        "white": 2.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/brushed-brass/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4150B4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4150B4",
      "rgb": [
        65,
        80,
        180
      ],
      "hsl": [
        232,
        47,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        64,
        56,
        0,
        29
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1016,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.03,
        "white": 6.93
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/4150b4/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B46B41",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B46B41",
      "rgb": [
        180,
        107,
        65
      ],
      "hsl": [
        22,
        47,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        41,
        64,
        29
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.206,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.12,
        "white": 4.1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/b46b41/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8AB441",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8AB441",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        180,
        65
      ],
      "hsl": [
        82,
        47,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        23,
        0,
        64,
        29
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3843,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.69,
        "white": 2.42
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/8ab441/"
    },
    {
      "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": "#B5A642",
      "name": "Brushed Brass"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4150B4",
      "name": "#4150B4"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B46B41",
      "name": "#B46B41"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8AB441",
      "name": "#8AB441"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B5A642",
      "name": "Brushed Brass",
      "blackContrast": 8.5,
      "whiteContrast": 2.47,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4150B4",
      "name": "#4150B4",
      "blackContrast": 3.03,
      "whiteContrast": 6.93,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B46B41",
      "name": "#B46B41",
      "blackContrast": 5.12,
      "whiteContrast": 4.1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8AB441",
      "name": "#8AB441",
      "blackContrast": 8.69,
      "whiteContrast": 2.42,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-brushed-brass-primary: #B5A642;\n--palette-brushed-brass-secondary: #4150B4;\n--palette-brushed-brass-surface: #B46B41;\n--palette-brushed-brass-background: #8AB441;\n--palette-brushed-brass-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/brushed-brass.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/brushed-brass/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/brushed-brass.json"
}
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