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Moss Green Palette

Moss Green Palette: #8A9A5B, #6A5B9A, #9A8A5B, #6A9A5B. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Moss Green Palette assigns primary #8A9A5B, secondary #6A5B9A, surface #9A8A5B, background #6A9A5B, accent #000000. The set spans Green, Blue, Yellow, and Gray families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #8A9A5B at 0.2927; black gives higher contrast on 3 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#8A9A5BMoss Green
Secondary#6A5B9A#6A5B9A
Surface#9A8A5B#9A8A5B
Background#6A9A5B#6A9A5B
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-moss-green-primary: #8A9A5B;
--palette-moss-green-secondary: #6A5B9A;
--palette-moss-green-surface: #9A8A5B;
--palette-moss-green-background: #6A9A5B;
--palette-moss-green-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#8A9A5B
Black 6.85:1 · White 3.06:1
Best #000000
Secondary#6A5B9A
Black 3.58:1 · White 5.87:1
Best #FFFFFF
Surface#9A8A5B
Black 6.16:1 · White 3.41:1
Best #000000
Background#6A9A5B
Black 6.39:1 · White 3.29:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Moss Green 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 Green Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2927
Black text6.85:1AA Pass
White text3.06:1AA 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": "#8A9A5B",
    "name": "Moss Green"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#6A5B9A",
    "name": "#6A5B9A"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#9A8A5B",
    "name": "#9A8A5B"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#6A9A5B",
    "name": "#6A9A5B"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#8A9A5B",
    "name": "Moss Green",
    "blackContrast": 6.85,
    "whiteContrast": 3.06,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#6A5B9A",
    "name": "#6A5B9A",
    "blackContrast": 3.58,
    "whiteContrast": 5.87,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#9A8A5B",
    "name": "#9A8A5B",
    "blackContrast": 6.16,
    "whiteContrast": 3.41,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#6A9A5B",
    "name": "#6A9A5B",
    "blackContrast": 6.39,
    "whiteContrast": 3.29,
    "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
[
  "moss green palette",
  "generated palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "yellow palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "earth tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "natural branding",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-moss-green-primary: #8A9A5B;\n--palette-moss-green-secondary: #6A5B9A;\n--palette-moss-green-surface: #9A8A5B;\n--palette-moss-green-background: #6A9A5B;\n--palette-moss-green-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "moss-green",
  "name": "Moss Green Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "moss-green",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Moss Green, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Moss Green Palette combines primary #8A9A5B, secondary #6A5B9A, surface #9A8A5B, background #6A9A5B, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a green palette, blue 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 green palette",
    "generated palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "yellow palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "earth tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "natural branding",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8A9A5B",
      "slug": "moss-green",
      "name": "Moss Green",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        154,
        91
      ],
      "hsl": [
        75,
        26,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        10,
        0,
        41,
        40
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2927,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.85,
        "white": 3.06
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moss-green/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6A5B9A",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6A5B9A",
      "rgb": [
        106,
        91,
        154
      ],
      "hsl": [
        254,
        26,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        31,
        41,
        0,
        40
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1288,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.58,
        "white": 5.87
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#9A8A5B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#9A8A5B",
      "rgb": [
        154,
        138,
        91
      ],
      "hsl": [
        45,
        26,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        10,
        41,
        40
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.258,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.16,
        "white": 3.41
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6A9A5B",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#6A9A5B",
      "rgb": [
        106,
        154,
        91
      ],
      "hsl": [
        106,
        26,
        48
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        31,
        0,
        41,
        40
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2693,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.39,
        "white": 3.29
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "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": "#8A9A5B",
      "name": "Moss Green"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6A5B9A",
      "name": "#6A5B9A"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#9A8A5B",
      "name": "#9A8A5B"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6A9A5B",
      "name": "#6A9A5B"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#8A9A5B",
      "name": "Moss Green",
      "blackContrast": 6.85,
      "whiteContrast": 3.06,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#6A5B9A",
      "name": "#6A5B9A",
      "blackContrast": 3.58,
      "whiteContrast": 5.87,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#9A8A5B",
      "name": "#9A8A5B",
      "blackContrast": 6.16,
      "whiteContrast": 3.41,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#6A9A5B",
      "name": "#6A9A5B",
      "blackContrast": 6.39,
      "whiteContrast": 3.29,
      "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-moss-green-primary: #8A9A5B;\n--palette-moss-green-secondary: #6A5B9A;\n--palette-moss-green-surface: #9A8A5B;\n--palette-moss-green-background: #6A9A5B;\n--palette-moss-green-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/moss-green.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/moss-green/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/moss-green.json"
}
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