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Milk Blue Palette

Milk Blue Palette: #D6EAF8, #F8E5D8, #D8F8F6, #D8DAF8. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Milk Blue Palette assigns primary #D6EAF8, secondary #F8E5D8, surface #D8F8F6, background #D8DAF8, accent #000000. The set spans Blue, Orange, Cyan, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #D8F8F6 at 0.8839; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Blue palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#D6EAF8Milk Blue
Secondary#F8E5D8#F8E5D8
Surface#D8F8F6#D8F8F6
Background#D8DAF8#D8DAF8
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-milk-blue-primary: #D6EAF8;
--palette-milk-blue-secondary: #F8E5D8;
--palette-milk-blue-surface: #D8F8F6;
--palette-milk-blue-background: #D8DAF8;
--palette-milk-blue-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#D6EAF8
Black 16.98:1 · White 1.24:1
Best #000000
Secondary#F8E5D8
Black 17.19:1 · White 1.22:1
Best #000000
Surface#D8F8F6
Black 18.68:1 · White 1.12:1
Best #000000
Background#D8DAF8
Black 15.3:1 · White 1.37:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Milk Blue 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 Milk Blue Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7992
Black text16.98:1AA Pass
White text1.24:1AA 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": "#D6EAF8",
    "name": "Milk Blue"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#F8E5D8",
    "name": "#F8E5D8"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D8F8F6",
    "name": "#D8F8F6"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D8DAF8",
    "name": "#D8DAF8"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#D6EAF8",
    "name": "Milk Blue",
    "blackContrast": 16.98,
    "whiteContrast": 1.24,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#F8E5D8",
    "name": "#F8E5D8",
    "blackContrast": 17.19,
    "whiteContrast": 1.22,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#D8F8F6",
    "name": "#D8F8F6",
    "blackContrast": 18.68,
    "whiteContrast": 1.12,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D8DAF8",
    "name": "#D8DAF8",
    "blackContrast": 15.3,
    "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
[
  "milk blue palette",
  "generated palette",
  "blue palette",
  "orange palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-milk-blue-primary: #D6EAF8;\n--palette-milk-blue-secondary: #F8E5D8;\n--palette-milk-blue-surface: #D8F8F6;\n--palette-milk-blue-background: #D8DAF8;\n--palette-milk-blue-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "milk-blue",
  "name": "Milk Blue Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "milk-blue",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Milk Blue, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Milk Blue Palette combines primary #D6EAF8, secondary #F8E5D8, surface #D8F8F6, background #D8DAF8, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a blue palette, orange palette, cyan 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": [
    "milk blue palette",
    "generated palette",
    "blue palette",
    "orange palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D6EAF8",
      "slug": "milk-blue",
      "name": "Milk Blue",
      "rgb": [
        214,
        234,
        248
      ],
      "hsl": [
        205,
        71,
        91
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        14,
        6,
        0,
        3
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7992,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.98,
        "white": 1.24
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/milk-blue/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#F8E5D8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#F8E5D8",
      "rgb": [
        248,
        229,
        216
      ],
      "hsl": [
        24,
        70,
        91
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        8,
        13,
        3
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8095,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 17.19,
        "white": 1.22
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8F8F6",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D8F8F6",
      "rgb": [
        216,
        248,
        246
      ],
      "hsl": [
        176,
        70,
        91
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        13,
        0,
        1,
        3
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8839,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.68,
        "white": 1.12
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D8DAF8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D8DAF8",
      "rgb": [
        216,
        218,
        248
      ],
      "hsl": [
        236,
        70,
        91
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        13,
        12,
        0,
        3
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7152,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.3,
        "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": "#D6EAF8",
      "name": "Milk Blue"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#F8E5D8",
      "name": "#F8E5D8"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8F8F6",
      "name": "#D8F8F6"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D8DAF8",
      "name": "#D8DAF8"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D6EAF8",
      "name": "Milk Blue",
      "blackContrast": 16.98,
      "whiteContrast": 1.24,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#F8E5D8",
      "name": "#F8E5D8",
      "blackContrast": 17.19,
      "whiteContrast": 1.22,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#D8F8F6",
      "name": "#D8F8F6",
      "blackContrast": 18.68,
      "whiteContrast": 1.12,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D8DAF8",
      "name": "#D8DAF8",
      "blackContrast": 15.3,
      "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-milk-blue-primary: #D6EAF8;\n--palette-milk-blue-secondary: #F8E5D8;\n--palette-milk-blue-surface: #D8F8F6;\n--palette-milk-blue-background: #D8DAF8;\n--palette-milk-blue-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/milk-blue.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/milk-blue.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/milk-blue/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/milk-blue.json"
}
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