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Pearl Palette

Pearl Palette: #EAE0C8, #C8D2EA, #EACEC8, #E3EAC8. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pearl Palette assigns primary #EAE0C8, secondary #C8D2EA, surface #EACEC8, background #E3EAC8, accent #000000. The set spans Orange, Blue, Red, and Green families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #E3EAC8 at 0.7935; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Orange palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#EAE0C8Pearl
Secondary#C8D2EA#C8D2EA
Surface#EACEC8#EACEC8
Background#E3EAC8#E3EAC8
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pearl-primary: #EAE0C8;
--palette-pearl-secondary: #C8D2EA;
--palette-pearl-surface: #EACEC8;
--palette-pearl-background: #E3EAC8;
--palette-pearl-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#EAE0C8
Black 15.99:1 · White 1.31:1
Best #000000
Secondary#C8D2EA
Black 13.86:1 · White 1.51:1
Best #000000
Surface#EACEC8
Black 14.16:1 · White 1.48:1
Best #000000
Background#E3EAC8
Black 16.87:1 · White 1.24:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pearl 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 Pearl Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7497
Black text15.99:1AA Pass
White text1.31:1AA 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": "#EAE0C8",
    "name": "Pearl"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C8D2EA",
    "name": "#C8D2EA"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#EACEC8",
    "name": "#EACEC8"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E3EAC8",
    "name": "#E3EAC8"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#EAE0C8",
    "name": "Pearl",
    "blackContrast": 15.99,
    "whiteContrast": 1.31,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C8D2EA",
    "name": "#C8D2EA",
    "blackContrast": 13.86,
    "whiteContrast": 1.51,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#EACEC8",
    "name": "#EACEC8",
    "blackContrast": 14.16,
    "whiteContrast": 1.48,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E3EAC8",
    "name": "#E3EAC8",
    "blackContrast": 16.87,
    "whiteContrast": 1.24,
    "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
[
  "pearl palette",
  "generated palette",
  "orange palette",
  "blue palette",
  "red palette",
  "green 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",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pearl-primary: #EAE0C8;\n--palette-pearl-secondary: #C8D2EA;\n--palette-pearl-surface: #EACEC8;\n--palette-pearl-background: #E3EAC8;\n--palette-pearl-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pearl",
  "name": "Pearl Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pearl",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pearl, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pearl Palette combines primary #EAE0C8, secondary #C8D2EA, surface #EACEC8, background #E3EAC8, 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": [
    "pearl palette",
    "generated palette",
    "orange palette",
    "blue palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#EAE0C8",
      "slug": "pearl",
      "name": "Pearl",
      "rgb": [
        234,
        224,
        200
      ],
      "hsl": [
        42,
        45,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        4,
        15,
        8
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7497,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.99,
        "white": 1.31
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pearl/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C8D2EA",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C8D2EA",
      "rgb": [
        200,
        210,
        234
      ],
      "hsl": [
        222,
        45,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        15,
        10,
        0,
        8
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6431,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.86,
        "white": 1.51
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EACEC8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#EACEC8",
      "rgb": [
        234,
        206,
        200
      ],
      "hsl": [
        11,
        45,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        12,
        15,
        8
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6581,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.16,
        "white": 1.48
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E3EAC8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E3EAC8",
      "rgb": [
        227,
        234,
        200
      ],
      "hsl": [
        72,
        45,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        3,
        0,
        15,
        8
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7935,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.87,
        "white": 1.24
      },
      "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": "#EAE0C8",
      "name": "Pearl"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C8D2EA",
      "name": "#C8D2EA"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EACEC8",
      "name": "#EACEC8"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E3EAC8",
      "name": "#E3EAC8"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#EAE0C8",
      "name": "Pearl",
      "blackContrast": 15.99,
      "whiteContrast": 1.31,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C8D2EA",
      "name": "#C8D2EA",
      "blackContrast": 13.86,
      "whiteContrast": 1.51,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#EACEC8",
      "name": "#EACEC8",
      "blackContrast": 14.16,
      "whiteContrast": 1.48,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E3EAC8",
      "name": "#E3EAC8",
      "blackContrast": 16.87,
      "whiteContrast": 1.24,
      "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-pearl-primary: #EAE0C8;\n--palette-pearl-secondary: #C8D2EA;\n--palette-pearl-surface: #EACEC8;\n--palette-pearl-background: #E3EAC8;\n--palette-pearl-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pearl.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pearl/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pearl.json"
}
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