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Loam Palette

Loam Palette: #6B4F3A, #39556A, #6A393C, #6A6739. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Loam Palette assigns primary #6B4F3A, secondary #39556A, surface #6A393C, background #6A6739, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #6A393C at 0.0632 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Orange palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#6B4F3ALoam
Secondary#39556A#39556A
Surface#6A393C#6A393C
Background#6A6739#6A6739
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-loam-primary: #6B4F3A;
--palette-loam-secondary: #39556A;
--palette-loam-surface: #6A393C;
--palette-loam-background: #6A6739;
--palette-loam-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#6B4F3A
Black 2.8:1 · White 7.49:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#39556A
Black 2.68:1 · White 7.83:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#6A393C
Black 2.26:1 · White 9.28:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#6A6739
Black 3.61:1 · White 5.81:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Loam 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 Loam Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0902
Black text2.8:1AA Fail
White text7.49:1AA Pass
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": "#6B4F3A",
    "name": "Loam"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#39556A",
    "name": "#39556A"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#6A393C",
    "name": "#6A393C"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#6A6739",
    "name": "#6A6739"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#6B4F3A",
    "name": "Loam",
    "blackContrast": 2.8,
    "whiteContrast": 7.49,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#39556A",
    "name": "#39556A",
    "blackContrast": 2.68,
    "whiteContrast": 7.83,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#6A393C",
    "name": "#6A393C",
    "blackContrast": 2.26,
    "whiteContrast": 9.28,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#6A6739",
    "name": "#6A6739",
    "blackContrast": 3.61,
    "whiteContrast": 5.81,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "loam palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-loam-primary: #6B4F3A;\n--palette-loam-secondary: #39556A;\n--palette-loam-surface: #6A393C;\n--palette-loam-background: #6A6739;\n--palette-loam-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "loam",
  "name": "Loam Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "loam",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Loam, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Loam Palette combines primary #6B4F3A, secondary #39556A, surface #6A393C, background #6A6739, accent #FFFFFF. 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": [
    "loam palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6B4F3A",
      "slug": "loam",
      "name": "Loam",
      "rgb": [
        107,
        79,
        58
      ],
      "hsl": [
        26,
        30,
        32
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        26,
        46,
        58
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0902,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.8,
        "white": 7.49
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/loam/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#39556A",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#39556A",
      "rgb": [
        57,
        85,
        106
      ],
      "hsl": [
        206,
        30,
        32
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        46,
        20,
        0,
        58
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0841,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.68,
        "white": 7.83
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6A393C",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6A393C",
      "rgb": [
        106,
        57,
        60
      ],
      "hsl": [
        356,
        30,
        32
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        46,
        43,
        58
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0632,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.26,
        "white": 9.28
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6A6739",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6A6739",
      "rgb": [
        106,
        103,
        57
      ],
      "hsl": [
        56,
        30,
        32
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        3,
        46,
        58
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1306,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.61,
        "white": 5.81
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "slug": "white",
      "name": "White",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        255,
        255
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 1,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 21,
        "white": 1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6B4F3A",
      "name": "Loam"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#39556A",
      "name": "#39556A"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6A393C",
      "name": "#6A393C"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6A6739",
      "name": "#6A6739"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#6B4F3A",
      "name": "Loam",
      "blackContrast": 2.8,
      "whiteContrast": 7.49,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#39556A",
      "name": "#39556A",
      "blackContrast": 2.68,
      "whiteContrast": 7.83,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#6A393C",
      "name": "#6A393C",
      "blackContrast": 2.26,
      "whiteContrast": 9.28,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6A6739",
      "name": "#6A6739",
      "blackContrast": 3.61,
      "whiteContrast": 5.81,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-loam-primary: #6B4F3A;\n--palette-loam-secondary: #39556A;\n--palette-loam-surface: #6A393C;\n--palette-loam-background: #6A6739;\n--palette-loam-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/loam.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/loam/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/loam.json"
}
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