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Mocha Palette

Mocha Palette: #967969, #698696, #96696F, #969069. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Mocha Palette assigns primary #967969, secondary #698696, surface #96696F, background #969069, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #969069 at 0.2745; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

All palettesSource colorAPI
5colors
Orange palettedominant group
7use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#967969Mocha
Secondary#698696#698696
Surface#96696F#96696F
Background#969069#969069
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-mocha-primary: #967969;
--palette-mocha-secondary: #698696;
--palette-mocha-surface: #96696F;
--palette-mocha-background: #969069;
--palette-mocha-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#967969
Black 5.24:1 · White 4.01:1
Best #000000
Secondary#698696
Black 5.45:1 · White 3.85:1
Best #000000
Surface#96696F
Black 4.55:1 · White 4.62:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#969069
Black 6.49:1 · White 3.24:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Mocha 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 Mocha Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2118
Black text5.24:1AA Pass
White text4.01:1AA 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": "#967969",
    "name": "Mocha"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#698696",
    "name": "#698696"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#96696F",
    "name": "#96696F"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#969069",
    "name": "#969069"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#967969",
    "name": "Mocha",
    "blackContrast": 5.24,
    "whiteContrast": 4.01,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#698696",
    "name": "#698696",
    "blackContrast": 5.45,
    "whiteContrast": 3.85,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#96696F",
    "name": "#96696F",
    "blackContrast": 4.55,
    "whiteContrast": 4.62,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#969069",
    "name": "#969069",
    "blackContrast": 6.49,
    "whiteContrast": 3.24,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "mocha palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "natural branding",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-mocha-primary: #967969;\n--palette-mocha-secondary: #698696;\n--palette-mocha-surface: #96696F;\n--palette-mocha-background: #969069;\n--palette-mocha-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "mocha",
  "name": "Mocha Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "mocha",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Mocha, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Mocha Palette combines primary #967969, secondary #698696, surface #96696F, background #969069, 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": [
    "mocha palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "natural branding",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#967969",
      "slug": "mocha",
      "name": "Mocha",
      "rgb": [
        150,
        121,
        105
      ],
      "hsl": [
        21,
        18,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        19,
        30,
        41
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2118,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.24,
        "white": 4.01
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mocha/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#698696",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#698696",
      "rgb": [
        105,
        134,
        150
      ],
      "hsl": [
        201,
        18,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        30,
        11,
        0,
        41
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2226,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.45,
        "white": 3.85
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#96696F",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#96696F",
      "rgb": [
        150,
        105,
        111
      ],
      "hsl": [
        352,
        18,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        30,
        26,
        41
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1773,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.55,
        "white": 4.62
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#969069",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#969069",
      "rgb": [
        150,
        144,
        105
      ],
      "hsl": [
        52,
        18,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        4,
        30,
        41
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2745,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.49,
        "white": 3.24
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/969069/"
    },
    {
      "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": "#967969",
      "name": "Mocha"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#698696",
      "name": "#698696"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#96696F",
      "name": "#96696F"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#969069",
      "name": "#969069"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#967969",
      "name": "Mocha",
      "blackContrast": 5.24,
      "whiteContrast": 4.01,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#698696",
      "name": "#698696",
      "blackContrast": 5.45,
      "whiteContrast": 3.85,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#96696F",
      "name": "#96696F",
      "blackContrast": 4.55,
      "whiteContrast": 4.62,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#969069",
      "name": "#969069",
      "blackContrast": 6.49,
      "whiteContrast": 3.24,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-mocha-primary: #967969;\n--palette-mocha-secondary: #698696;\n--palette-mocha-surface: #96696F;\n--palette-mocha-background: #969069;\n--palette-mocha-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/mocha.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/mocha/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/mocha.json"
}
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