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Mica Palette

Mica Palette: #D8C7B0, #B0C1D8, #D8B4B0, #D5D8B0. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Mica Palette assigns primary #D8C7B0, secondary #B0C1D8, surface #D8B4B0, background #D5D8B0, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #D5D8B0 at 0.6639; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
5use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#D8C7B0Mica
Secondary#B0C1D8#B0C1D8
Surface#D8B4B0#D8B4B0
Background#D5D8B0#D5D8B0
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-mica-primary: #D8C7B0;
--palette-mica-secondary: #B0C1D8;
--palette-mica-surface: #D8B4B0;
--palette-mica-background: #D5D8B0;
--palette-mica-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#D8C7B0
Black 12.72:1 · White 1.65:1
Best #000000
Secondary#B0C1D8
Black 11.47:1 · White 1.83:1
Best #000000
Surface#D8B4B0
Black 11.08:1 · White 1.9:1
Best #000000
Background#D5D8B0
Black 14.28:1 · White 1.47:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Mica 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 Mica Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5858
Black text12.72:1AA Pass
White text1.65:1AA 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": "#D8C7B0",
    "name": "Mica"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#B0C1D8",
    "name": "#B0C1D8"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D8B4B0",
    "name": "#D8B4B0"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D5D8B0",
    "name": "#D5D8B0"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#D8C7B0",
    "name": "Mica",
    "blackContrast": 12.72,
    "whiteContrast": 1.65,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#B0C1D8",
    "name": "#B0C1D8",
    "blackContrast": 11.47,
    "whiteContrast": 1.83,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D8B4B0",
    "name": "#D8B4B0",
    "blackContrast": 11.08,
    "whiteContrast": 1.9,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D5D8B0",
    "name": "#D5D8B0",
    "blackContrast": 14.28,
    "whiteContrast": 1.47,
    "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
[
  "mica palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced 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-mica-primary: #D8C7B0;\n--palette-mica-secondary: #B0C1D8;\n--palette-mica-surface: #D8B4B0;\n--palette-mica-background: #D5D8B0;\n--palette-mica-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "mica",
  "name": "Mica Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "mica",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Mica, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Mica Palette combines primary #D8C7B0, secondary #B0C1D8, surface #D8B4B0, background #D5D8B0, 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": [
    "mica palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced 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": "#D8C7B0",
      "slug": "mica",
      "name": "Mica",
      "rgb": [
        216,
        199,
        176
      ],
      "hsl": [
        35,
        34,
        77
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        8,
        19,
        15
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5858,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.72,
        "white": 1.65
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mica/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B0C1D8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#B0C1D8",
      "rgb": [
        176,
        193,
        216
      ],
      "hsl": [
        215,
        34,
        77
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        19,
        11,
        0,
        15
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5233,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.47,
        "white": 1.83
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8B4B0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D8B4B0",
      "rgb": [
        216,
        180,
        176
      ],
      "hsl": [
        6,
        34,
        77
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        17,
        19,
        15
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5038,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 11.08,
        "white": 1.9
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D5D8B0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D5D8B0",
      "rgb": [
        213,
        216,
        176
      ],
      "hsl": [
        64,
        34,
        77
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        1,
        0,
        19,
        15
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6639,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.28,
        "white": 1.47
      },
      "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": "#D8C7B0",
      "name": "Mica"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B0C1D8",
      "name": "#B0C1D8"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8B4B0",
      "name": "#D8B4B0"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D5D8B0",
      "name": "#D5D8B0"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D8C7B0",
      "name": "Mica",
      "blackContrast": 12.72,
      "whiteContrast": 1.65,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#B0C1D8",
      "name": "#B0C1D8",
      "blackContrast": 11.47,
      "whiteContrast": 1.83,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8B4B0",
      "name": "#D8B4B0",
      "blackContrast": 11.08,
      "whiteContrast": 1.9,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D5D8B0",
      "name": "#D5D8B0",
      "blackContrast": 14.28,
      "whiteContrast": 1.47,
      "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-mica-primary: #D8C7B0;\n--palette-mica-secondary: #B0C1D8;\n--palette-mica-surface: #D8B4B0;\n--palette-mica-background: #D5D8B0;\n--palette-mica-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/mica.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/mica/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/mica.json"
}
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