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Generated palette

Pink Palette

Pink Palette: #FFC0CB, #C2FFF5, #FFC2EB, #FFD6C2. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pink Palette assigns primary #FFC0CB, secondary #C2FFF5, surface #FFC2EB, background #FFD6C2, accent #000000. The set spans Red, Cyan, Pink, and Orange families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #C2FFF5 at 0.8958; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#FFC0CBPink
Secondary#C2FFF5#C2FFF5
Surface#FFC2EB#FFC2EB
Background#FFD6C2#FFD6C2
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pink-primary: #FFC0CB;
--palette-pink-secondary: #C2FFF5;
--palette-pink-surface: #FFC2EB;
--palette-pink-background: #FFD6C2;
--palette-pink-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#FFC0CB
Black 13.65:1 · White 1.54:1
Best #000000
Secondary#C2FFF5
Black 18.92:1 · White 1.11:1
Best #000000
Surface#FFC2EB
Black 14.17:1 · White 1.48:1
Best #000000
Background#FFD6C2
Black 15.65:1 · White 1.34:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pink 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 Pink Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.6327
Black text13.65:1AA Pass
White text1.54:1AA 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": "#FFC0CB",
    "name": "Pink"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C2FFF5",
    "name": "#C2FFF5"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FFC2EB",
    "name": "#FFC2EB"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFD6C2",
    "name": "#FFD6C2"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#FFC0CB",
    "name": "Pink",
    "blackContrast": 13.65,
    "whiteContrast": 1.54,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C2FFF5",
    "name": "#C2FFF5",
    "blackContrast": 18.92,
    "whiteContrast": 1.11,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#FFC2EB",
    "name": "#FFC2EB",
    "blackContrast": 14.17,
    "whiteContrast": 1.48,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#FFD6C2",
    "name": "#FFD6C2",
    "blackContrast": 15.65,
    "whiteContrast": 1.34,
    "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
[
  "pink palette",
  "generated palette",
  "red palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "orange palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "pastel palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "soft backgrounds"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pink-primary: #FFC0CB;\n--palette-pink-secondary: #C2FFF5;\n--palette-pink-surface: #FFC2EB;\n--palette-pink-background: #FFD6C2;\n--palette-pink-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pink",
  "name": "Pink Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pink",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pink, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pink Palette combines primary #FFC0CB, secondary #C2FFF5, surface #FFC2EB, background #FFD6C2, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a red palette, cyan palette, orange 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": [
    "pink palette",
    "generated palette",
    "red palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "orange palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "pastel palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "soft backgrounds"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFC0CB",
      "slug": "pink",
      "name": "Pink",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        192,
        203
      ],
      "hsl": [
        350,
        100,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        25,
        20,
        0
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6327,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.65,
        "white": 1.54
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pink/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C2FFF5",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C2FFF5",
      "rgb": [
        194,
        255,
        245
      ],
      "hsl": [
        170,
        100,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        24,
        0,
        4,
        0
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.8958,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 18.92,
        "white": 1.11
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFC2EB",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFC2EB",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        194,
        235
      ],
      "hsl": [
        320,
        100,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        24,
        8,
        0
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6584,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 14.17,
        "white": 1.48
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFD6C2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#FFD6C2",
      "rgb": [
        255,
        214,
        194
      ],
      "hsl": [
        20,
        100,
        88
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        16,
        24,
        0
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "light",
        "pastel"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7325,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.65,
        "white": 1.34
      },
      "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": "#FFC0CB",
      "name": "Pink"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C2FFF5",
      "name": "#C2FFF5"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFC2EB",
      "name": "#FFC2EB"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFD6C2",
      "name": "#FFD6C2"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#FFC0CB",
      "name": "Pink",
      "blackContrast": 13.65,
      "whiteContrast": 1.54,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C2FFF5",
      "name": "#C2FFF5",
      "blackContrast": 18.92,
      "whiteContrast": 1.11,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#FFC2EB",
      "name": "#FFC2EB",
      "blackContrast": 14.17,
      "whiteContrast": 1.48,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#FFD6C2",
      "name": "#FFD6C2",
      "blackContrast": 15.65,
      "whiteContrast": 1.34,
      "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-pink-primary: #FFC0CB;\n--palette-pink-secondary: #C2FFF5;\n--palette-pink-surface: #FFC2EB;\n--palette-pink-background: #FFD6C2;\n--palette-pink-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pink.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pink.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pink/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pink.json"
}
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