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Generated palette

Clay Palette

Clay Palette is a generated palette built from #B66A50, #4F9CB5, #B54F68, #B59C4F. 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.

Clay Palette combines primary #B66A50, secondary #4F9CB5, surface #B54F68, background #B59C4F, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange 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.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Orange palettedominant group
6use 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#B66A50Clay
Secondary#4F9CB5#4F9CB5
Surface#B54F68#B54F68
Background#B59C4F#B59C4F
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-clay-primary: #B66A50;
--palette-clay-secondary: #4F9CB5;
--palette-clay-surface: #B54F68;
--palette-clay-background: #B59C4F;
--palette-clay-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#B66A50
Black 5.17:1 · White 4.07:1
Best #000000
Secondary#4F9CB5
Black 6.76:1 · White 3.11:1
Best #000000
Surface#B54F68
Black 4.28:1 · White 4.9:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#B59C4F
Black 7.83:1 · White 2.68:1
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 Clay Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2083
Black text5.17:1AA Pass
White text4.07:1AA 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": "#B66A50",
    "name": "Clay"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#4F9CB5",
    "name": "#4F9CB5"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#B54F68",
    "name": "#B54F68"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B59C4F",
    "name": "#B59C4F"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#B66A50",
    "name": "Clay",
    "blackContrast": 5.17,
    "whiteContrast": 4.07,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#4F9CB5",
    "name": "#4F9CB5",
    "blackContrast": 6.76,
    "whiteContrast": 3.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#B54F68",
    "name": "#B54F68",
    "blackContrast": 4.28,
    "whiteContrast": 4.9,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#B59C4F",
    "name": "#B59C4F",
    "blackContrast": 7.83,
    "whiteContrast": 2.68,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "clay palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow 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",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-clay-primary: #B66A50;\n--palette-clay-secondary: #4F9CB5;\n--palette-clay-surface: #B54F68;\n--palette-clay-background: #B59C4F;\n--palette-clay-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "clay",
  "name": "Clay Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "clay",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Clay, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Clay Palette combines primary #B66A50, secondary #4F9CB5, surface #B54F68, background #B59C4F, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a orange 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": [
    "clay palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow 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",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B66A50",
      "slug": "clay",
      "name": "Clay",
      "rgb": [
        182,
        106,
        80
      ],
      "hsl": [
        15,
        41,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        42,
        56,
        29
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2083,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.17,
        "white": 4.07
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/clay/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4F9CB5",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#4F9CB5",
      "rgb": [
        79,
        156,
        181
      ],
      "hsl": [
        195,
        41,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        56,
        14,
        0,
        29
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2878,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.76,
        "white": 3.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/4f9cb5/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B54F68",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B54F68",
      "rgb": [
        181,
        79,
        104
      ],
      "hsl": [
        345,
        41,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        56,
        43,
        29
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1642,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.28,
        "white": 4.9
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/b54f68/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B59C4F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B59C4F",
      "rgb": [
        181,
        156,
        79
      ],
      "hsl": [
        45,
        41,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        14,
        56,
        29
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3417,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.83,
        "white": 2.68
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/b59c4f/"
    },
    {
      "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": "#B66A50",
      "name": "Clay"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4F9CB5",
      "name": "#4F9CB5"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B54F68",
      "name": "#B54F68"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B59C4F",
      "name": "#B59C4F"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#B66A50",
      "name": "Clay",
      "blackContrast": 5.17,
      "whiteContrast": 4.07,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#4F9CB5",
      "name": "#4F9CB5",
      "blackContrast": 6.76,
      "whiteContrast": 3.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#B54F68",
      "name": "#B54F68",
      "blackContrast": 4.28,
      "whiteContrast": 4.9,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#B59C4F",
      "name": "#B59C4F",
      "blackContrast": 7.83,
      "whiteContrast": 2.68,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-clay-primary: #B66A50;\n--palette-clay-secondary: #4F9CB5;\n--palette-clay-surface: #B54F68;\n--palette-clay-background: #B59C4F;\n--palette-clay-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/clay.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/clay/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/clay.json"
}
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