Colors Encyclopedia

Generated palette

Chrome Palette

Chrome Palette is a generated palette built from #D5D5D5, #D6D6D6, #000000, #FFFFFF. 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.

Chrome Palette combines primary #D5D5D5, secondary #D6D6D6, surface #000000, background #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, muted palette, dark 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.

All palettesSource colorAPI
4colors
Gray palettedominant group
5use cases

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#D5D5D5Chrome
Secondary#D6D6D6#D6D6D6
Surface#000000Black
Background#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-chrome-primary: #D5D5D5;
--palette-chrome-secondary: #D6D6D6;
--palette-chrome-surface: #000000;
--palette-chrome-background: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#D5D5D5
Black 14.31:1 · White 1.47:1
Best #000000
Secondary#D6D6D6
Black 14.45:1 · White 1.45:1
Best #000000
Surface#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

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 Chrome Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6654
Black text14.31:1AA Pass
White text1.47:1AA 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": "#D5D5D5",
    "name": "Chrome"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D6D6D6",
    "name": "#D6D6D6"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#D5D5D5",
    "name": "Chrome",
    "blackContrast": 14.31,
    "whiteContrast": 1.47,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D6D6D6",
    "name": "#D6D6D6",
    "blackContrast": 14.45,
    "whiteContrast": 1.45,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "chrome palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "light palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-chrome-primary: #D5D5D5;\n--palette-chrome-secondary: #D6D6D6;\n--palette-chrome-surface: #000000;\n--palette-chrome-background: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "chrome",
  "name": "Chrome Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "chrome",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Chrome, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Chrome Palette combines primary #D5D5D5, secondary #D6D6D6, surface #000000, background #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, muted palette, dark 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": [
    "chrome palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "light palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D5D5D5",
      "slug": "chrome",
      "name": "Chrome",
      "rgb": [
        213,
        213,
        213
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        84
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        16
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6654,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.31,
        "white": 1.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/chrome/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D6D6D6",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D6D6D6",
      "rgb": [
        214,
        214,
        214
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        84
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        16
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6724,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.45,
        "white": 1.45
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/d6d6d6/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "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/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D5D5D5",
      "name": "Chrome"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D6D6D6",
      "name": "#D6D6D6"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D5D5D5",
      "name": "Chrome",
      "blackContrast": 14.31,
      "whiteContrast": 1.47,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D6D6D6",
      "name": "#D6D6D6",
      "blackContrast": 14.45,
      "whiteContrast": 1.45,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-chrome-primary: #D5D5D5;\n--palette-chrome-secondary: #D6D6D6;\n--palette-chrome-surface: #000000;\n--palette-chrome-background: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/chrome.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chrome.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/chrome/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/chrome.json"
}
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