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Burgundy Palette

Burgundy Palette: #800020, #008060, #800060, #802000. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Burgundy Palette assigns primary #800020, secondary #008060, surface #800060, background #802000, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #800020 at 0.0469 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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5colors
Red palettedominant group
4use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#800020Burgundy
Secondary#008060#008060
Surface#800060#800060
Background#802000#802000
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-burgundy-primary: #800020;
--palette-burgundy-secondary: #008060;
--palette-burgundy-surface: #800060;
--palette-burgundy-background: #802000;
--palette-burgundy-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#800020
Black 1.94:1 · White 10.84:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#008060
Black 4.26:1 · White 4.93:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#800060
Black 2.09:1 · White 10.07:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#802000
Black 2.12:1 · White 9.89:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Burgundy 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 Burgundy Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0469
Black text1.94:1AA Fail
White text10.84:1AA 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": "#800020",
    "name": "Burgundy"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#008060",
    "name": "#008060"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#800060",
    "name": "#800060"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#802000",
    "name": "#802000"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#800020",
    "name": "Burgundy",
    "blackContrast": 1.94,
    "whiteContrast": 10.84,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#008060",
    "name": "#008060",
    "blackContrast": 4.26,
    "whiteContrast": 4.93,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#800060",
    "name": "#800060",
    "blackContrast": 2.09,
    "whiteContrast": 10.07,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#802000",
    "name": "#802000",
    "blackContrast": 2.12,
    "whiteContrast": 9.89,
    "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
[
  "burgundy palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "pink palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-burgundy-primary: #800020;\n--palette-burgundy-secondary: #008060;\n--palette-burgundy-surface: #800060;\n--palette-burgundy-background: #802000;\n--palette-burgundy-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
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  "slug": "burgundy",
  "name": "Burgundy Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "burgundy",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Burgundy, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Burgundy Palette combines primary #800020, secondary #008060, surface #800060, background #802000, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, pink 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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    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "pink palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
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  ],
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        32
      ],
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      },
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        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
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        ]
      },
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    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#008060",
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      "name": "#008060",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        128,
        96
      ],
      "hsl": [
        165,
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      ],
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        100,
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        50
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
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      "luminance": 0.1628,
      "contrast": {
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      "url": null
    },
    {
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      "hex": "#800060",
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      "name": "#800060",
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        96
      ],
      "hsl": [
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        100,
        25
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        25,
        50
      ],
      "family": "pink",
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      "luminance": 0.0543,
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      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#802000",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#802000",
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      "hsl": [
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      ],
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        0,
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      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.0562,
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          "#FFFFFF",
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      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
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        255
      ],
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        0,
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      ],
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        0,
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      "role": "primary",
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    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#008060",
      "name": "#008060"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#800060",
      "name": "#800060"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#802000",
      "name": "#802000"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      ],
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        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
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}
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