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Linen Palette

Linen Palette: #FAF0E6, #E5F0FA, #FAE5E5, #FAFAE5. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Linen Palette assigns primary #FAF0E6, secondary #E5F0FA, surface #FAE5E5, background #FAFAE5, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #FAFAE5 at 0.9435; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#FAF0E6Linen White
Secondary#E5F0FA#E5F0FA
Surface#FAE5E5#FAE5E5
Background#FAFAE5#FAFAE5
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-linen-primary: #FAF0E6;
--palette-linen-secondary: #E5F0FA;
--palette-linen-surface: #FAE5E5;
--palette-linen-background: #FAFAE5;
--palette-linen-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#FAF0E6
Black 18.67:1 · White 1.12:1
Best #000000
Secondary#E5F0FA
Black 18.18:1 · White 1.16:1
Best #000000
Surface#FAE5E5
Black 17.4:1 · White 1.21:1
Best #000000
Background#FAFAE5
Black 19.87:1 · White 1.06:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Linen 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 Linen Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8836
Black text18.67:1AA Pass
White text1.12:1AA 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": "#FAF0E6",
    "name": "Linen White"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#E5F0FA",
    "name": "#E5F0FA"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FAE5E5",
    "name": "#FAE5E5"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FAFAE5",
    "name": "#FAFAE5"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FAF0E6",
    "name": "Linen White",
    "blackContrast": 18.67,
    "whiteContrast": 1.12,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#E5F0FA",
    "name": "#E5F0FA",
    "blackContrast": 18.18,
    "whiteContrast": 1.16,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FAE5E5",
    "name": "#FAE5E5",
    "blackContrast": 17.4,
    "whiteContrast": 1.21,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FAFAE5",
    "name": "#FAFAE5",
    "blackContrast": 19.87,
    "whiteContrast": 1.06,
    "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
[
  "linen palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light 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-linen-primary: #FAF0E6;\n--palette-linen-secondary: #E5F0FA;\n--palette-linen-surface: #FAE5E5;\n--palette-linen-background: #FAFAE5;\n--palette-linen-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "linen",
  "name": "Linen Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "linen",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Linen, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Linen Palette combines primary #FAF0E6, secondary #E5F0FA, surface #FAE5E5, background #FAFAE5, 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": [
    "linen palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light 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": "#FAF0E6",
      "slug": "linen-white",
      "name": "Linen White",
      "rgb": [
        250,
        240,
        230
      ],
      "hsl": [
        30,
        67,
        94
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        4,
        8,
        2
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8836,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.67,
        "white": 1.12
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/linen-white/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E5F0FA",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E5F0FA",
      "rgb": [
        229,
        240,
        250
      ],
      "hsl": [
        209,
        68,
        94
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        8,
        4,
        0,
        2
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8588,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.18,
        "white": 1.16
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FAE5E5",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FAE5E5",
      "rgb": [
        250,
        229,
        229
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        68,
        94
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        8,
        8,
        2
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8202,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.4,
        "white": 1.21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FAFAE5",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FAFAE5",
      "rgb": [
        250,
        250,
        229
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        68,
        94
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        8,
        2
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.9435,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 19.87,
        "white": 1.06
      },
      "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": "#FAF0E6",
      "name": "Linen White"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E5F0FA",
      "name": "#E5F0FA"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FAE5E5",
      "name": "#FAE5E5"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FAFAE5",
      "name": "#FAFAE5"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FAF0E6",
      "name": "Linen White",
      "blackContrast": 18.67,
      "whiteContrast": 1.12,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E5F0FA",
      "name": "#E5F0FA",
      "blackContrast": 18.18,
      "whiteContrast": 1.16,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FAE5E5",
      "name": "#FAE5E5",
      "blackContrast": 17.4,
      "whiteContrast": 1.21,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FAFAE5",
      "name": "#FAFAE5",
      "blackContrast": 19.87,
      "whiteContrast": 1.06,
      "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-linen-primary: #FAF0E6;\n--palette-linen-secondary: #E5F0FA;\n--palette-linen-surface: #FAE5E5;\n--palette-linen-background: #FAFAE5;\n--palette-linen-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/linen.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/linen/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/linen.json"
}
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