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Moss Deep Palette

Moss Deep Palette: #4A5D23, #36235C, #5C5323, #2D5C23. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Moss Deep Palette assigns primary #4A5D23, secondary #36235C, surface #5C5323, background #2D5C23, accent #FFFFFF. The set spans Green, Purple, Yellow, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #36235C at 0.0276 to #FFFFFF at 1; black gives higher contrast on 1 of 5 values.

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5colors
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6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#4A5D23Moss Deep
Secondary#36235C#36235C
Surface#5C5323#5C5323
Background#2D5C23#2D5C23
Accent#FFFFFFWhite

CSS Variables

--palette-moss-deep-primary: #4A5D23;
--palette-moss-deep-secondary: #36235C;
--palette-moss-deep-surface: #5C5323;
--palette-moss-deep-background: #2D5C23;
--palette-moss-deep-accent: #FFFFFF;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#4A5D23
Black 2.88:1 · White 7.29:1
Best #FFFFFF
Secondary#36235C
Black 1.55:1 · White 13.53:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#5C5323
Black 2.72:1 · White 7.73:1
Best #FFFFFF
Background#2D5C23
Black 2.67:1 · White 7.88:1
Best #FFFFFF
Accent#FFFFFF
Black 21:1 · White 1:1
Best #000000

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Moss Deep 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 Moss Deep Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0941
Black text2.88:1AA Fail
White text7.29:1AA 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": "#4A5D23",
    "name": "Moss Deep"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#36235C",
    "name": "#36235C"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#5C5323",
    "name": "#5C5323"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#2D5C23",
    "name": "#2D5C23"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#4A5D23",
    "name": "Moss Deep",
    "blackContrast": 2.88,
    "whiteContrast": 7.29,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#36235C",
    "name": "#36235C",
    "blackContrast": 1.55,
    "whiteContrast": 13.53,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#5C5323",
    "name": "#5C5323",
    "blackContrast": 2.72,
    "whiteContrast": 7.73,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#2D5C23",
    "name": "#2D5C23",
    "blackContrast": 2.67,
    "whiteContrast": 7.88,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#FFFFFF",
    "name": "White",
    "blackContrast": 21,
    "whiteContrast": 1,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "moss deep palette",
  "generated palette",
  "green palette",
  "purple palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "light palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-moss-deep-primary: #4A5D23;\n--palette-moss-deep-secondary: #36235C;\n--palette-moss-deep-surface: #5C5323;\n--palette-moss-deep-background: #2D5C23;\n--palette-moss-deep-accent: #FFFFFF;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "moss-deep",
  "name": "Moss Deep Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "moss-deep",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Moss Deep, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Moss Deep Palette combines primary #4A5D23, secondary #36235C, surface #5C5323, background #2D5C23, accent #FFFFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, purple palette, yellow 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": [
    "moss deep palette",
    "generated palette",
    "green palette",
    "purple palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "light palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#4A5D23",
      "slug": "moss-deep",
      "name": "Moss Deep",
      "rgb": [
        74,
        93,
        35
      ],
      "hsl": [
        80,
        45,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        20,
        0,
        62,
        64
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0941,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.88,
        "white": 7.29
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moss-deep/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#36235C",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#36235C",
      "rgb": [
        54,
        35,
        92
      ],
      "hsl": [
        260,
        45,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        41,
        62,
        0,
        64
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0276,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1.55,
        "white": 13.53
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#5C5323",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#5C5323",
      "rgb": [
        92,
        83,
        35
      ],
      "hsl": [
        51,
        45,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        10,
        62,
        64
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0858,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.72,
        "white": 7.73
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#2D5C23",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#2D5C23",
      "rgb": [
        45,
        92,
        35
      ],
      "hsl": [
        109,
        45,
        25
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        51,
        0,
        62,
        64
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone",
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0833,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.67,
        "white": 7.88
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "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": "#4A5D23",
      "name": "Moss Deep"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#36235C",
      "name": "#36235C"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#5C5323",
      "name": "#5C5323"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#2D5C23",
      "name": "#2D5C23"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#4A5D23",
      "name": "Moss Deep",
      "blackContrast": 2.88,
      "whiteContrast": 7.29,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#36235C",
      "name": "#36235C",
      "blackContrast": 1.55,
      "whiteContrast": 13.53,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#5C5323",
      "name": "#5C5323",
      "blackContrast": 2.72,
      "whiteContrast": 7.73,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#2D5C23",
      "name": "#2D5C23",
      "blackContrast": 2.67,
      "whiteContrast": 7.88,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#FFFFFF",
      "name": "White",
      "blackContrast": 21,
      "whiteContrast": 1,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-moss-deep-primary: #4A5D23;\n--palette-moss-deep-secondary: #36235C;\n--palette-moss-deep-surface: #5C5323;\n--palette-moss-deep-background: #2D5C23;\n--palette-moss-deep-accent: #FFFFFF;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/moss-deep.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-deep.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/moss-deep/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/moss-deep.json"
}
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