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Lemon Palette

Lemon Palette: #FFF700, #0008FF, #FF7700, #88FF00. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Lemon Palette assigns primary #FFF700, secondary #0008FF, surface #FF7700, background #88FF00, accent #000000. The set spans Yellow, Blue, Orange, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #FFF700 at 0.8778; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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5colors
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6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#FFF700Lemon
Secondary#0008FF#0008FF
Surface#FF7700#FF7700
Background#88FF00#88FF00
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-lemon-primary: #FFF700;
--palette-lemon-secondary: #0008FF;
--palette-lemon-surface: #FF7700;
--palette-lemon-background: #88FF00;
--palette-lemon-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#FFF700
Black 18.56:1 · White 1.13:1
Best #000000
Secondary#0008FF
Black 2.48:1 · White 8.47:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#FF7700
Black 7.89:1 · White 2.66:1
Best #000000
Background#88FF00
Black 16.35:1 · White 1.28:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Lemon 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 Lemon Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8778
Black text18.56:1AA 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": "#FFF700",
    "name": "Lemon"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#0008FF",
    "name": "#0008FF"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FF7700",
    "name": "#FF7700"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#88FF00",
    "name": "#88FF00"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FFF700",
    "name": "Lemon",
    "blackContrast": 18.56,
    "whiteContrast": 1.13,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#0008FF",
    "name": "#0008FF",
    "blackContrast": 2.48,
    "whiteContrast": 8.47,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FF7700",
    "name": "#FF7700",
    "blackContrast": 7.89,
    "whiteContrast": 2.66,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#88FF00",
    "name": "#88FF00",
    "blackContrast": 16.35,
    "whiteContrast": 1.28,
    "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
[
  "lemon palette",
  "generated palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "green palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-lemon-primary: #FFF700;\n--palette-lemon-secondary: #0008FF;\n--palette-lemon-surface: #FF7700;\n--palette-lemon-background: #88FF00;\n--palette-lemon-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "lemon",
  "name": "Lemon Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "lemon",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Lemon, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Lemon Palette combines primary #FFF700, secondary #0008FF, surface #FF7700, background #88FF00, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a yellow palette, blue palette, orange 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": [
    "lemon palette",
    "generated palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFF700",
      "slug": "lemon",
      "name": "Lemon",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        247,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        58,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        3,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8778,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.56,
        "white": 1.13
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/lemon/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#0008FF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#0008FF",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        8,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        238,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        97,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0739,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.48,
        "white": 8.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF7700",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FF7700",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        119,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        28,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        53,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3445,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.89,
        "white": 2.66
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#88FF00",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#88FF00",
      "rgb": [
        136,
        255,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        88,
        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        47,
        0,
        100,
        0
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7675,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.35,
        "white": 1.28
      },
      "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": "#FFF700",
      "name": "Lemon"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#0008FF",
      "name": "#0008FF"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF7700",
      "name": "#FF7700"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#88FF00",
      "name": "#88FF00"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFF700",
      "name": "Lemon",
      "blackContrast": 18.56,
      "whiteContrast": 1.13,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#0008FF",
      "name": "#0008FF",
      "blackContrast": 2.48,
      "whiteContrast": 8.47,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FF7700",
      "name": "#FF7700",
      "blackContrast": 7.89,
      "whiteContrast": 2.66,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#88FF00",
      "name": "#88FF00",
      "blackContrast": 16.35,
      "whiteContrast": 1.28,
      "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-lemon-primary: #FFF700;\n--palette-lemon-secondary: #0008FF;\n--palette-lemon-surface: #FF7700;\n--palette-lemon-background: #88FF00;\n--palette-lemon-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/lemon.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lemon.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/lemon/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/lemon.json"
}
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