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Desert Sand Palette

Desert Sand Palette is a generated palette built from #EDC9AF, #B0D4ED, #EDB0B5, #EDE8B0. 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.

Desert Sand Palette combines primary #EDC9AF, secondary #B0D4ED, surface #EDB0B5, background #EDE8B0, 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
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#EDC9AFDesert Sand
Secondary#B0D4ED#B0D4ED
Surface#EDB0B5#EDB0B5
Background#EDE8B0#EDE8B0
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-desert-sand-primary: #EDC9AF;
--palette-desert-sand-secondary: #B0D4ED;
--palette-desert-sand-surface: #EDB0B5;
--palette-desert-sand-background: #EDE8B0;
--palette-desert-sand-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#EDC9AF
Black 13.57:1 · White 1.55:1
Best #000000
Secondary#B0D4ED
Black 13.49:1 · White 1.56:1
Best #000000
Surface#EDB0B5
Black 11.48:1 · White 1.83:1
Best #000000
Background#EDE8B0
Black 16.77:1 · White 1.25:1
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 Desert Sand Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6287
Black text13.57:1AA Pass
White text1.55:1AA 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": "#EDC9AF",
    "name": "Desert Sand"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#B0D4ED",
    "name": "#B0D4ED"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#EDB0B5",
    "name": "#EDB0B5"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#EDE8B0",
    "name": "#EDE8B0"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#EDC9AF",
    "name": "Desert Sand",
    "blackContrast": 13.57,
    "whiteContrast": 1.55,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#B0D4ED",
    "name": "#B0D4ED",
    "blackContrast": 13.49,
    "whiteContrast": 1.56,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#EDB0B5",
    "name": "#EDB0B5",
    "blackContrast": 11.48,
    "whiteContrast": 1.83,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#EDE8B0",
    "name": "#EDE8B0",
    "blackContrast": 16.77,
    "whiteContrast": 1.25,
    "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
[
  "desert sand palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-desert-sand-primary: #EDC9AF;\n--palette-desert-sand-secondary: #B0D4ED;\n--palette-desert-sand-surface: #EDB0B5;\n--palette-desert-sand-background: #EDE8B0;\n--palette-desert-sand-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "desert-sand",
  "name": "Desert Sand Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "desert-sand",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Desert Sand, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Desert Sand Palette combines primary #EDC9AF, secondary #B0D4ED, surface #EDB0B5, background #EDE8B0, 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": [
    "desert sand palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#EDC9AF",
      "slug": "desert-sand",
      "name": "Desert Sand",
      "rgb": [
        237,
        201,
        175
      ],
      "hsl": [
        25,
        63,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        15,
        26,
        7
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6287,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.57,
        "white": 1.55
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/desert-sand/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B0D4ED",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B0D4ED",
      "rgb": [
        176,
        212,
        237
      ],
      "hsl": [
        205,
        63,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        26,
        11,
        0,
        7
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6243,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.49,
        "white": 1.56
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/b0d4ed/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EDB0B5",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#EDB0B5",
      "rgb": [
        237,
        176,
        181
      ],
      "hsl": [
        355,
        63,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        26,
        24,
        7
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5239,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.48,
        "white": 1.83
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/edb0b5/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDE8B0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#EDE8B0",
      "rgb": [
        237,
        232,
        176
      ],
      "hsl": [
        55,
        63,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        2,
        26,
        7
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7885,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.77,
        "white": 1.25
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/ede8b0/"
    },
    {
      "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": "#EDC9AF",
      "name": "Desert Sand"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B0D4ED",
      "name": "#B0D4ED"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EDB0B5",
      "name": "#EDB0B5"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDE8B0",
      "name": "#EDE8B0"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#EDC9AF",
      "name": "Desert Sand",
      "blackContrast": 13.57,
      "whiteContrast": 1.55,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B0D4ED",
      "name": "#B0D4ED",
      "blackContrast": 13.49,
      "whiteContrast": 1.56,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EDB0B5",
      "name": "#EDB0B5",
      "blackContrast": 11.48,
      "whiteContrast": 1.83,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#EDE8B0",
      "name": "#EDE8B0",
      "blackContrast": 16.77,
      "whiteContrast": 1.25,
      "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-desert-sand-primary: #EDC9AF;\n--palette-desert-sand-secondary: #B0D4ED;\n--palette-desert-sand-surface: #EDB0B5;\n--palette-desert-sand-background: #EDE8B0;\n--palette-desert-sand-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/desert-sand.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/desert-sand/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/desert-sand.json"
}
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