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Limestone Palette

Limestone Palette: #D8D2C4, #C5CBD8, #D8C9C5, #D4D8C5. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Limestone Palette assigns primary #D8D2C4, secondary #C5CBD8, surface #D8C9C5, background #D4D8C5, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #D4D8C5 at 0.6714; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#D8D2C4Limestone
Secondary#C5CBD8#C5CBD8
Surface#D8C9C5#D8C9C5
Background#D4D8C5#D4D8C5
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-limestone-primary: #D8D2C4;
--palette-limestone-secondary: #C5CBD8;
--palette-limestone-surface: #D8C9C5;
--palette-limestone-background: #D4D8C5;
--palette-limestone-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#D8D2C4
Black 13.94:1 · White 1.51:1
Best #000000
Secondary#C5CBD8
Black 12.91:1 · White 1.63:1
Best #000000
Surface#D8C9C5
Black 13.08:1 · White 1.61:1
Best #000000
Background#D4D8C5
Black 14.43:1 · White 1.46:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Limestone 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 Limestone Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6468
Black text13.94:1AA Pass
White text1.51:1AA 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": "#D8D2C4",
    "name": "Limestone"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C5CBD8",
    "name": "#C5CBD8"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D8C9C5",
    "name": "#D8C9C5"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D4D8C5",
    "name": "#D4D8C5"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#D8D2C4",
    "name": "Limestone",
    "blackContrast": 13.94,
    "whiteContrast": 1.51,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C5CBD8",
    "name": "#C5CBD8",
    "blackContrast": 12.91,
    "whiteContrast": 1.63,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D8C9C5",
    "name": "#D8C9C5",
    "blackContrast": 13.08,
    "whiteContrast": 1.61,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D4D8C5",
    "name": "#D4D8C5",
    "blackContrast": 14.43,
    "whiteContrast": 1.46,
    "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
[
  "limestone palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-limestone-primary: #D8D2C4;\n--palette-limestone-secondary: #C5CBD8;\n--palette-limestone-surface: #D8C9C5;\n--palette-limestone-background: #D4D8C5;\n--palette-limestone-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "limestone",
  "name": "Limestone Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "limestone",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Limestone, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Limestone Palette combines primary #D8D2C4, secondary #C5CBD8, surface #D8C9C5, background #D4D8C5, 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": [
    "limestone palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D8D2C4",
      "slug": "limestone",
      "name": "Limestone",
      "rgb": [
        216,
        210,
        196
      ],
      "hsl": [
        42,
        20,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        3,
        9,
        15
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6468,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.94,
        "white": 1.51
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/limestone/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C5CBD8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C5CBD8",
      "rgb": [
        197,
        203,
        216
      ],
      "hsl": [
        221,
        20,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        9,
        6,
        0,
        15
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5954,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.91,
        "white": 1.63
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8C9C5",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D8C9C5",
      "rgb": [
        216,
        201,
        197
      ],
      "hsl": [
        13,
        20,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        7,
        9,
        15
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.604,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.08,
        "white": 1.61
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D4D8C5",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D4D8C5",
      "rgb": [
        212,
        216,
        197
      ],
      "hsl": [
        73,
        20,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        2,
        0,
        9,
        15
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6714,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.43,
        "white": 1.46
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "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": "#D8D2C4",
      "name": "Limestone"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C5CBD8",
      "name": "#C5CBD8"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8C9C5",
      "name": "#D8C9C5"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D4D8C5",
      "name": "#D4D8C5"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D8D2C4",
      "name": "Limestone",
      "blackContrast": 13.94,
      "whiteContrast": 1.51,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C5CBD8",
      "name": "#C5CBD8",
      "blackContrast": 12.91,
      "whiteContrast": 1.63,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8C9C5",
      "name": "#D8C9C5",
      "blackContrast": 13.08,
      "whiteContrast": 1.61,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D4D8C5",
      "name": "#D4D8C5",
      "blackContrast": 14.43,
      "whiteContrast": 1.46,
      "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-limestone-primary: #D8D2C4;\n--palette-limestone-secondary: #C5CBD8;\n--palette-limestone-surface: #D8C9C5;\n--palette-limestone-background: #D4D8C5;\n--palette-limestone-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/limestone.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/limestone/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/limestone.json"
}
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