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Generated palette

Lichen Palette

Lichen Palette is a generated palette built from #9BC4A2, #C59BBE, #A9C59B, #9BC5B7. 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.

Lichen Palette combines primary #9BC4A2, secondary #C59BBE, surface #A9C59B, background #9BC5B7, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, pink palette, gray 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.

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5colors
Green palettedominant group
7use 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#9BC4A2Lichen
Secondary#C59BBE#C59BBE
Surface#A9C59B#A9C59B
Background#9BC5B7#9BC5B7
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-lichen-primary: #9BC4A2;
--palette-lichen-secondary: #C59BBE;
--palette-lichen-surface: #A9C59B;
--palette-lichen-background: #9BC5B7;
--palette-lichen-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#9BC4A2
Black 10.81:1 · White 1.94:1
Best #000000
Secondary#C59BBE
Black 8.81:1 · White 2.38:1
Best #000000
Surface#A9C59B
Black 11.15:1 · White 1.88:1
Best #000000
Background#9BC5B7
Black 11.06:1 · White 1.9:1
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 Lichen Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4906
Black text10.81:1AA Pass
White text1.94:1AA 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": "#9BC4A2",
    "name": "Lichen"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C59BBE",
    "name": "#C59BBE"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A9C59B",
    "name": "#A9C59B"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#9BC5B7",
    "name": "#9BC5B7"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#9BC4A2",
    "name": "Lichen",
    "blackContrast": 10.81,
    "whiteContrast": 1.94,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C59BBE",
    "name": "#C59BBE",
    "blackContrast": 8.81,
    "whiteContrast": 2.38,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#A9C59B",
    "name": "#A9C59B",
    "blackContrast": 11.15,
    "whiteContrast": 1.88,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#9BC5B7",
    "name": "#9BC5B7",
    "blackContrast": 11.06,
    "whiteContrast": 1.9,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "lichen palette",
  "generated palette",
  "green palette",
  "pink palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-lichen-primary: #9BC4A2;\n--palette-lichen-secondary: #C59BBE;\n--palette-lichen-surface: #A9C59B;\n--palette-lichen-background: #9BC5B7;\n--palette-lichen-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "lichen",
  "name": "Lichen Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "lichen",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Lichen, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Lichen Palette combines primary #9BC4A2, secondary #C59BBE, surface #A9C59B, background #9BC5B7, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, pink palette, gray 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": [
    "lichen palette",
    "generated palette",
    "green palette",
    "pink palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#9BC4A2",
      "slug": "lichen",
      "name": "Lichen",
      "rgb": [
        155,
        196,
        162
      ],
      "hsl": [
        130,
        26,
        69
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        21,
        0,
        17,
        23
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4906,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.81,
        "white": 1.94
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/lichen/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C59BBE",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C59BBE",
      "rgb": [
        197,
        155,
        190
      ],
      "hsl": [
        310,
        27,
        69
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        21,
        4,
        23
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3903,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.81,
        "white": 2.38
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/c59bbe/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A9C59B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A9C59B",
      "rgb": [
        169,
        197,
        155
      ],
      "hsl": [
        100,
        27,
        69
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        14,
        0,
        21,
        23
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5073,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.15,
        "white": 1.88
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/a9c59b/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#9BC5B7",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#9BC5B7",
      "rgb": [
        155,
        197,
        183
      ],
      "hsl": [
        160,
        27,
        69
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        21,
        0,
        7,
        23
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5032,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.06,
        "white": 1.9
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/9bc5b7/"
    },
    {
      "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": "#9BC4A2",
      "name": "Lichen"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C59BBE",
      "name": "#C59BBE"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A9C59B",
      "name": "#A9C59B"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#9BC5B7",
      "name": "#9BC5B7"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#9BC4A2",
      "name": "Lichen",
      "blackContrast": 10.81,
      "whiteContrast": 1.94,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C59BBE",
      "name": "#C59BBE",
      "blackContrast": 8.81,
      "whiteContrast": 2.38,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#A9C59B",
      "name": "#A9C59B",
      "blackContrast": 11.15,
      "whiteContrast": 1.88,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#9BC5B7",
      "name": "#9BC5B7",
      "blackContrast": 11.06,
      "whiteContrast": 1.9,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-lichen-primary: #9BC4A2;\n--palette-lichen-secondary: #C59BBE;\n--palette-lichen-surface: #A9C59B;\n--palette-lichen-background: #9BC5B7;\n--palette-lichen-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/lichen.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/lichen/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/lichen.json"
}
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