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Canvas Palette

Canvas Palette: #F4EBD0, #D2DAF4, #F4DAD2, #ECF4D2. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Canvas Palette assigns primary #F4EBD0, secondary #D2DAF4, surface #F4DAD2, background #ECF4D2, accent #000000. The set spans Yellow, Blue, Red, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #ECF4D2 at 0.8719; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Yellow palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#F4EBD0Canvas
Secondary#D2DAF4#D2DAF4
Surface#F4DAD2#F4DAD2
Background#ECF4D2#ECF4D2
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-canvas-primary: #F4EBD0;
--palette-canvas-secondary: #D2DAF4;
--palette-canvas-surface: #F4DAD2;
--palette-canvas-background: #ECF4D2;
--palette-canvas-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#F4EBD0
Black 17.64:1 · White 1.19:1
Best #000000
Secondary#D2DAF4
Black 15.08:1 · White 1.39:1
Best #000000
Surface#F4DAD2
Black 15.81:1 · White 1.33:1
Best #000000
Background#ECF4D2
Black 18.44:1 · White 1.14:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Canvas 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 Canvas Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.832
Black text17.64:1AA Pass
White text1.19:1AA 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": "#F4EBD0",
    "name": "Canvas"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D2DAF4",
    "name": "#D2DAF4"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#F4DAD2",
    "name": "#F4DAD2"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#ECF4D2",
    "name": "#ECF4D2"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#F4EBD0",
    "name": "Canvas",
    "blackContrast": 17.64,
    "whiteContrast": 1.19,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D2DAF4",
    "name": "#D2DAF4",
    "blackContrast": 15.08,
    "whiteContrast": 1.39,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#F4DAD2",
    "name": "#F4DAD2",
    "blackContrast": 15.81,
    "whiteContrast": 1.33,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#ECF4D2",
    "name": "#ECF4D2",
    "blackContrast": 18.44,
    "whiteContrast": 1.14,
    "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
[
  "canvas palette",
  "generated palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red 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-canvas-primary: #F4EBD0;\n--palette-canvas-secondary: #D2DAF4;\n--palette-canvas-surface: #F4DAD2;\n--palette-canvas-background: #ECF4D2;\n--palette-canvas-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "canvas",
  "name": "Canvas Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "canvas",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Canvas, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Canvas Palette combines primary #F4EBD0, secondary #D2DAF4, surface #F4DAD2, background #ECF4D2, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a yellow 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": [
    "canvas palette",
    "generated palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F4EBD0",
      "slug": "canvas",
      "name": "Canvas",
      "rgb": [
        244,
        235,
        208
      ],
      "hsl": [
        45,
        62,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        4,
        15,
        4
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.832,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.64,
        "white": 1.19
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/canvas/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D2DAF4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D2DAF4",
      "rgb": [
        210,
        218,
        244
      ],
      "hsl": [
        226,
        61,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        14,
        11,
        0,
        4
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7038,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.08,
        "white": 1.39
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F4DAD2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#F4DAD2",
      "rgb": [
        244,
        218,
        210
      ],
      "hsl": [
        14,
        61,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        11,
        14,
        4
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7403,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.81,
        "white": 1.33
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#ECF4D2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#ECF4D2",
      "rgb": [
        236,
        244,
        210
      ],
      "hsl": [
        74,
        61,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        3,
        0,
        14,
        4
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8719,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.44,
        "white": 1.14
      },
      "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": "#F4EBD0",
      "name": "Canvas"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D2DAF4",
      "name": "#D2DAF4"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F4DAD2",
      "name": "#F4DAD2"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#ECF4D2",
      "name": "#ECF4D2"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#F4EBD0",
      "name": "Canvas",
      "blackContrast": 17.64,
      "whiteContrast": 1.19,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D2DAF4",
      "name": "#D2DAF4",
      "blackContrast": 15.08,
      "whiteContrast": 1.39,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#F4DAD2",
      "name": "#F4DAD2",
      "blackContrast": 15.81,
      "whiteContrast": 1.33,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#ECF4D2",
      "name": "#ECF4D2",
      "blackContrast": 18.44,
      "whiteContrast": 1.14,
      "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-canvas-primary: #F4EBD0;\n--palette-canvas-secondary: #D2DAF4;\n--palette-canvas-surface: #F4DAD2;\n--palette-canvas-background: #ECF4D2;\n--palette-canvas-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/canvas.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/canvas/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/canvas.json"
}
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