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Desert Sand Palette

Desert Sand Palette: #EDC9AF, #B0D4ED, #EDB0B5, #EDE8B0. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Desert Sand Palette assigns primary #EDC9AF, secondary #B0D4ED, surface #EDB0B5, background #EDE8B0, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #EDE8B0 at 0.7885; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Desert Sand Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for 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

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

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

Preview how the Desert Sand 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 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": null
    },
    {
      "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": null
    },
    {
      "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": 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": "#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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