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Light Goldenrod Yellow Palette

Light Goldenrod Yellow Palette: #FAFAD2, #D1D1FA, #FAE6D1, #E6FAD1. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Light Goldenrod Yellow Palette assigns primary #FAFAD2, secondary #D1D1FA, surface #FAE6D1, background #E6FAD1, accent #000000. The set spans Yellow, Blue, Orange, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #FAFAD2 at 0.9335; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#FAFAD2Light Goldenrod Yellow
Secondary#D1D1FA#D1D1FA
Surface#FAE6D1#FAE6D1
Background#E6FAD1#E6FAD1
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-primary: #FAFAD2;
--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-secondary: #D1D1FA;
--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-surface: #FAE6D1;
--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-background: #E6FAD1;
--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#FAFAD2
Black 19.67:1 · White 1.07:1
Best #000000
Secondary#D1D1FA
Black 14.21:1 · White 1.48:1
Best #000000
Surface#FAE6D1
Black 17.3:1 · White 1.21:1
Best #000000
Background#E6FAD1
Black 18.96:1 · White 1.11:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Light Goldenrod Yellow 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 Light Goldenrod Yellow Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9335
Black text19.67:1AA Pass
White text1.07:1AA 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": "#FAFAD2",
    "name": "Light Goldenrod Yellow"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D1D1FA",
    "name": "#D1D1FA"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FAE6D1",
    "name": "#FAE6D1"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E6FAD1",
    "name": "#E6FAD1"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FAFAD2",
    "name": "Light Goldenrod Yellow",
    "blackContrast": 19.67,
    "whiteContrast": 1.07,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#D1D1FA",
    "name": "#D1D1FA",
    "blackContrast": 14.21,
    "whiteContrast": 1.48,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FAE6D1",
    "name": "#FAE6D1",
    "blackContrast": 17.3,
    "whiteContrast": 1.21,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E6FAD1",
    "name": "#E6FAD1",
    "blackContrast": 18.96,
    "whiteContrast": 1.11,
    "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
[
  "light goldenrod yellow palette",
  "generated palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "green palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-primary: #FAFAD2;\n--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-secondary: #D1D1FA;\n--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-surface: #FAE6D1;\n--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-background: #E6FAD1;\n--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "light-goldenrod-yellow",
  "name": "Light Goldenrod Yellow Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "light-goldenrod-yellow",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Light Goldenrod Yellow, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Light Goldenrod Yellow Palette combines primary #FAFAD2, secondary #D1D1FA, surface #FAE6D1, background #E6FAD1, 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": [
    "light goldenrod yellow palette",
    "generated palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FAFAD2",
      "slug": "light-goldenrod-yellow",
      "name": "Light Goldenrod Yellow",
      "rgb": [
        250,
        250,
        210
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        80,
        90
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        16,
        2
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.9335,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 19.67,
        "white": 1.07
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1D1FA",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D1D1FA",
      "rgb": [
        209,
        209,
        250
      ],
      "hsl": [
        240,
        80,
        90
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        16,
        16,
        0,
        2
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6606,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.21,
        "white": 1.48
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FAE6D1",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FAE6D1",
      "rgb": [
        250,
        230,
        209
      ],
      "hsl": [
        31,
        80,
        90
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        8,
        16,
        2
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8152,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.3,
        "white": 1.21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E6FAD1",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E6FAD1",
      "rgb": [
        230,
        250,
        209
      ],
      "hsl": [
        89,
        80,
        90
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        8,
        0,
        16,
        2
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.898,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.96,
        "white": 1.11
      },
      "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": "#FAFAD2",
      "name": "Light Goldenrod Yellow"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1D1FA",
      "name": "#D1D1FA"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FAE6D1",
      "name": "#FAE6D1"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E6FAD1",
      "name": "#E6FAD1"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FAFAD2",
      "name": "Light Goldenrod Yellow",
      "blackContrast": 19.67,
      "whiteContrast": 1.07,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#D1D1FA",
      "name": "#D1D1FA",
      "blackContrast": 14.21,
      "whiteContrast": 1.48,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FAE6D1",
      "name": "#FAE6D1",
      "blackContrast": 17.3,
      "whiteContrast": 1.21,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E6FAD1",
      "name": "#E6FAD1",
      "blackContrast": 18.96,
      "whiteContrast": 1.11,
      "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-light-goldenrod-yellow-primary: #FAFAD2;\n--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-secondary: #D1D1FA;\n--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-surface: #FAE6D1;\n--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-background: #E6FAD1;\n--palette-light-goldenrod-yellow-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/light-goldenrod-yellow.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-goldenrod-yellow.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/light-goldenrod-yellow/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/light-goldenrod-yellow.json"
}
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