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Pewter Palette

Pewter Palette: #899499, #998F8A, #8A9996, #8A8C99. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pewter Palette assigns primary #899499, secondary #998F8A, surface #8A9996, background #8A8C99, accent #000000. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #8A9996 at 0.3039; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#899499Pewter
Secondary#998F8A#998F8A
Surface#8A9996#8A9996
Background#8A8C99#8A8C99
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pewter-primary: #899499;
--palette-pewter-secondary: #998F8A;
--palette-pewter-surface: #8A9996;
--palette-pewter-background: #8A8C99;
--palette-pewter-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#899499
Black 6.76:1 · White 3.11:1
Best #000000
Secondary#998F8A
Black 6.65:1 · White 3.16:1
Best #000000
Surface#8A9996
Black 7.08:1 · White 2.97:1
Best #000000
Background#8A8C99
Black 6.29:1 · White 3.34:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pewter 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 Pewter Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.288
Black text6.76:1AA Pass
White text3.11:1AA 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": "#899499",
    "name": "Pewter"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#998F8A",
    "name": "#998F8A"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8A9996",
    "name": "#8A9996"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8A8C99",
    "name": "#8A8C99"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#899499",
    "name": "Pewter",
    "blackContrast": 6.76,
    "whiteContrast": 3.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#998F8A",
    "name": "#998F8A",
    "blackContrast": 6.65,
    "whiteContrast": 3.16,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#8A9996",
    "name": "#8A9996",
    "blackContrast": 7.08,
    "whiteContrast": 2.97,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#8A8C99",
    "name": "#8A8C99",
    "blackContrast": 6.29,
    "whiteContrast": 3.34,
    "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
[
  "pewter palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pewter-primary: #899499;\n--palette-pewter-secondary: #998F8A;\n--palette-pewter-surface: #8A9996;\n--palette-pewter-background: #8A8C99;\n--palette-pewter-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pewter",
  "name": "Pewter Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pewter",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pewter, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pewter Palette combines primary #899499, secondary #998F8A, surface #8A9996, background #8A8C99, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, muted palette, dark 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": [
    "pewter palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#899499",
      "slug": "pewter",
      "name": "Pewter",
      "rgb": [
        137,
        148,
        153
      ],
      "hsl": [
        199,
        7,
        57
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        10,
        3,
        0,
        40
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.288,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.76,
        "white": 3.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pewter/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#998F8A",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#998F8A",
      "rgb": [
        153,
        143,
        138
      ],
      "hsl": [
        20,
        7,
        57
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        7,
        10,
        40
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2825,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.65,
        "white": 3.16
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8A9996",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8A9996",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        153,
        150
      ],
      "hsl": [
        168,
        7,
        57
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        10,
        0,
        2,
        40
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3039,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 7.08,
        "white": 2.97
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A8C99",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8A8C99",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        140,
        153
      ],
      "hsl": [
        232,
        7,
        57
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        10,
        8,
        0,
        40
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2646,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.29,
        "white": 3.34
      },
      "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": "#899499",
      "name": "Pewter"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#998F8A",
      "name": "#998F8A"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8A9996",
      "name": "#8A9996"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A8C99",
      "name": "#8A8C99"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#899499",
      "name": "Pewter",
      "blackContrast": 6.76,
      "whiteContrast": 3.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#998F8A",
      "name": "#998F8A",
      "blackContrast": 6.65,
      "whiteContrast": 3.16,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#8A9996",
      "name": "#8A9996",
      "blackContrast": 7.08,
      "whiteContrast": 2.97,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#8A8C99",
      "name": "#8A8C99",
      "blackContrast": 6.29,
      "whiteContrast": 3.34,
      "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-pewter-primary: #899499;\n--palette-pewter-secondary: #998F8A;\n--palette-pewter-surface: #8A9996;\n--palette-pewter-background: #8A8C99;\n--palette-pewter-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pewter.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pewter.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pewter/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pewter.json"
}
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