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Marigold Palette

Marigold Palette: #EAA221, #1F66EA, #EA3D1F, #CCEA1F. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Marigold Palette assigns primary #EAA221, secondary #1F66EA, surface #EA3D1F, background #CCEA1F, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #CCEA1F at 0.7178; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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Orange palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#EAA221Marigold
Secondary#1F66EA#1F66EA
Surface#EA3D1F#EA3D1F
Background#CCEA1F#CCEA1F
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-marigold-primary: #EAA221;
--palette-marigold-secondary: #1F66EA;
--palette-marigold-surface: #EA3D1F;
--palette-marigold-background: #CCEA1F;
--palette-marigold-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#EAA221
Black 9.69:1 · White 2.17:1
Best #000000
Secondary#1F66EA
Black 4.15:1 · White 5.07:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#EA3D1F
Black 5.19:1 · White 4.05:1
Best #000000
Background#CCEA1F
Black 15.36:1 · White 1.37:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Marigold 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 Marigold Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4344
Black text9.69:1AA Pass
White text2.17:1AA 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": "#EAA221",
    "name": "Marigold"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#1F66EA",
    "name": "#1F66EA"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#EA3D1F",
    "name": "#EA3D1F"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CCEA1F",
    "name": "#CCEA1F"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#EAA221",
    "name": "Marigold",
    "blackContrast": 9.69,
    "whiteContrast": 2.17,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#1F66EA",
    "name": "#1F66EA",
    "blackContrast": 4.15,
    "whiteContrast": 5.07,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#EA3D1F",
    "name": "#EA3D1F",
    "blackContrast": 5.19,
    "whiteContrast": 4.05,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#CCEA1F",
    "name": "#CCEA1F",
    "blackContrast": 15.36,
    "whiteContrast": 1.37,
    "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
[
  "marigold palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "vibrant 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-marigold-primary: #EAA221;\n--palette-marigold-secondary: #1F66EA;\n--palette-marigold-surface: #EA3D1F;\n--palette-marigold-background: #CCEA1F;\n--palette-marigold-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "marigold",
  "name": "Marigold Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "marigold",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Marigold, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Marigold Palette combines primary #EAA221, secondary #1F66EA, surface #EA3D1F, background #CCEA1F, 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": [
    "marigold palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "vibrant 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": "#EAA221",
      "slug": "marigold",
      "name": "Marigold",
      "rgb": [
        234,
        162,
        33
      ],
      "hsl": [
        39,
        83,
        52
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        31,
        86,
        8
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4344,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.69,
        "white": 2.17
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/marigold/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#1F66EA",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#1F66EA",
      "rgb": [
        31,
        102,
        234
      ],
      "hsl": [
        219,
        83,
        52
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        87,
        56,
        0,
        8
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1573,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.15,
        "white": 5.07
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EA3D1F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#EA3D1F",
      "rgb": [
        234,
        61,
        31
      ],
      "hsl": [
        9,
        83,
        52
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        74,
        87,
        8
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2093,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.19,
        "white": 4.05
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CCEA1F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CCEA1F",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        234,
        31
      ],
      "hsl": [
        69,
        83,
        52
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        13,
        0,
        87,
        8
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7178,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.36,
        "white": 1.37
      },
      "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": "#EAA221",
      "name": "Marigold"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#1F66EA",
      "name": "#1F66EA"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EA3D1F",
      "name": "#EA3D1F"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CCEA1F",
      "name": "#CCEA1F"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#EAA221",
      "name": "Marigold",
      "blackContrast": 9.69,
      "whiteContrast": 2.17,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#1F66EA",
      "name": "#1F66EA",
      "blackContrast": 4.15,
      "whiteContrast": 5.07,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EA3D1F",
      "name": "#EA3D1F",
      "blackContrast": 5.19,
      "whiteContrast": 4.05,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#CCEA1F",
      "name": "#CCEA1F",
      "blackContrast": 15.36,
      "whiteContrast": 1.37,
      "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-marigold-primary: #EAA221;\n--palette-marigold-secondary: #1F66EA;\n--palette-marigold-surface: #EA3D1F;\n--palette-marigold-background: #CCEA1F;\n--palette-marigold-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/marigold.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/marigold/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/marigold.json"
}
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