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Pale Gold Palette

Pale Gold Palette: #E6BE8A, #89B1E6, #E68F89, #E0E689. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pale Gold Palette assigns primary #E6BE8A, secondary #89B1E6, surface #E68F89, background #E0E689, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Yellow families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #E0E689 at 0.7425; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#E6BE8APale Gold
Secondary#89B1E6#89B1E6
Surface#E68F89#E68F89
Background#E0E689#E0E689
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pale-gold-primary: #E6BE8A;
--palette-pale-gold-secondary: #89B1E6;
--palette-pale-gold-surface: #E68F89;
--palette-pale-gold-background: #E0E689;
--palette-pale-gold-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#E6BE8A
Black 12.1:1 · White 1.74:1
Best #000000
Secondary#89B1E6
Black 9.5:1 · White 2.21:1
Best #000000
Surface#E68F89
Black 8.65:1 · White 2.43:1
Best #000000
Background#E0E689
Black 15.85:1 · White 1.32:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pale Gold 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 Pale Gold Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5548
Black text12.1:1AA Pass
White text1.74:1AA 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": "#E6BE8A",
    "name": "Pale Gold"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#89B1E6",
    "name": "#89B1E6"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E68F89",
    "name": "#E68F89"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E0E689",
    "name": "#E0E689"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E6BE8A",
    "name": "Pale Gold",
    "blackContrast": 12.1,
    "whiteContrast": 1.74,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#89B1E6",
    "name": "#89B1E6",
    "blackContrast": 9.5,
    "whiteContrast": 2.21,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E68F89",
    "name": "#E68F89",
    "blackContrast": 8.65,
    "whiteContrast": 2.43,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E0E689",
    "name": "#E0E689",
    "blackContrast": 15.85,
    "whiteContrast": 1.32,
    "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
[
  "pale gold 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-pale-gold-primary: #E6BE8A;\n--palette-pale-gold-secondary: #89B1E6;\n--palette-pale-gold-surface: #E68F89;\n--palette-pale-gold-background: #E0E689;\n--palette-pale-gold-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pale-gold",
  "name": "Pale Gold Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pale-gold",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pale Gold, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pale Gold Palette combines primary #E6BE8A, secondary #89B1E6, surface #E68F89, background #E0E689, 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": [
    "pale gold 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": "#E6BE8A",
      "slug": "pale-gold",
      "name": "Pale Gold",
      "rgb": [
        230,
        190,
        138
      ],
      "hsl": [
        34,
        65,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        17,
        40,
        10
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5548,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.1,
        "white": 1.74
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pale-gold/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#89B1E6",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#89B1E6",
      "rgb": [
        137,
        177,
        230
      ],
      "hsl": [
        214,
        65,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        40,
        23,
        0,
        10
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4248,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.5,
        "white": 2.21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E68F89",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E68F89",
      "rgb": [
        230,
        143,
        137
      ],
      "hsl": [
        4,
        65,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        38,
        40,
        10
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3827,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.65,
        "white": 2.43
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E0E689",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E0E689",
      "rgb": [
        224,
        230,
        137
      ],
      "hsl": [
        64,
        65,
        72
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        3,
        0,
        40,
        10
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7425,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.85,
        "white": 1.32
      },
      "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": "#E6BE8A",
      "name": "Pale Gold"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#89B1E6",
      "name": "#89B1E6"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E68F89",
      "name": "#E68F89"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E0E689",
      "name": "#E0E689"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E6BE8A",
      "name": "Pale Gold",
      "blackContrast": 12.1,
      "whiteContrast": 1.74,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#89B1E6",
      "name": "#89B1E6",
      "blackContrast": 9.5,
      "whiteContrast": 2.21,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E68F89",
      "name": "#E68F89",
      "blackContrast": 8.65,
      "whiteContrast": 2.43,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E0E689",
      "name": "#E0E689",
      "blackContrast": 15.85,
      "whiteContrast": 1.32,
      "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-pale-gold-primary: #E6BE8A;\n--palette-pale-gold-secondary: #89B1E6;\n--palette-pale-gold-surface: #E68F89;\n--palette-pale-gold-background: #E0E689;\n--palette-pale-gold-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pale-gold.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-gold.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pale-gold/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pale-gold.json"
}
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