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Celeste Palette

Celeste Palette: #B2FFFF, #FFB3B3, #B3FFD9, #B3D9FF. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Celeste Palette assigns primary #B2FFFF, secondary #FFB3B3, surface #B3FFD9, background #B3D9FF, accent #000000. The set spans Cyan, Red, Green, and Blue families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #B2FFFF at 0.882; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#B2FFFFCeleste
Secondary#FFB3B3#FFB3B3
Surface#B3FFD9#B3FFD9
Background#B3D9FF#B3D9FF
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-celeste-primary: #B2FFFF;
--palette-celeste-secondary: #FFB3B3;
--palette-celeste-surface: #B3FFD9;
--palette-celeste-background: #B3D9FF;
--palette-celeste-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#B2FFFF
Black 18.64:1 · White 1.13:1
Best #000000
Secondary#FFB3B3
Black 12.35:1 · White 1.7:1
Best #000000
Surface#B3FFD9
Black 18.22:1 · White 1.15:1
Best #000000
Background#B3D9FF
Black 14.29:1 · White 1.47:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Celeste 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 Celeste Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.882
Black text18.64:1AA Pass
White text1.13:1AA 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": "#B2FFFF",
    "name": "Celeste"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFB3B3",
    "name": "#FFB3B3"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#B3FFD9",
    "name": "#B3FFD9"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B3D9FF",
    "name": "#B3D9FF"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B2FFFF",
    "name": "Celeste",
    "blackContrast": 18.64,
    "whiteContrast": 1.13,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#FFB3B3",
    "name": "#FFB3B3",
    "blackContrast": 12.35,
    "whiteContrast": 1.7,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#B3FFD9",
    "name": "#B3FFD9",
    "blackContrast": 18.22,
    "whiteContrast": 1.15,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B3D9FF",
    "name": "#B3D9FF",
    "blackContrast": 14.29,
    "whiteContrast": 1.47,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "celeste palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-celeste-primary: #B2FFFF;\n--palette-celeste-secondary: #FFB3B3;\n--palette-celeste-surface: #B3FFD9;\n--palette-celeste-background: #B3D9FF;\n--palette-celeste-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "celeste",
  "name": "Celeste Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "celeste",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Celeste, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Celeste Palette combines primary #B2FFFF, secondary #FFB3B3, surface #B3FFD9, background #B3D9FF, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green 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": [
    "celeste palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B2FFFF",
      "slug": "celeste",
      "name": "Celeste",
      "rgb": [
        178,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        100,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        30,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.882,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.64,
        "white": 1.13
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/celeste/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFB3B3",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFB3B3",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        179,
        179
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        100,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        30,
        30,
        0
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5675,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.35,
        "white": 1.7
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B3FFD9",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B3FFD9",
      "rgb": [
        179,
        255,
        217
      ],
      "hsl": [
        150,
        100,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        30,
        0,
        15,
        0
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8611,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.22,
        "white": 1.15
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B3D9FF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B3D9FF",
      "rgb": [
        179,
        217,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        210,
        100,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        30,
        15,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6643,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.29,
        "white": 1.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "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": "#B2FFFF",
      "name": "Celeste"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFB3B3",
      "name": "#FFB3B3"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B3FFD9",
      "name": "#B3FFD9"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B3D9FF",
      "name": "#B3D9FF"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B2FFFF",
      "name": "Celeste",
      "blackContrast": 18.64,
      "whiteContrast": 1.13,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#FFB3B3",
      "name": "#FFB3B3",
      "blackContrast": 12.35,
      "whiteContrast": 1.7,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B3FFD9",
      "name": "#B3FFD9",
      "blackContrast": 18.22,
      "whiteContrast": 1.15,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B3D9FF",
      "name": "#B3D9FF",
      "blackContrast": 14.29,
      "whiteContrast": 1.47,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-celeste-primary: #B2FFFF;\n--palette-celeste-secondary: #FFB3B3;\n--palette-celeste-surface: #B3FFD9;\n--palette-celeste-background: #B3D9FF;\n--palette-celeste-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/celeste.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celeste.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/celeste/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/celeste.json"
}
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