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Platinum Palette

Platinum Palette: #E5E4E2, #E2E2E4, #E4E2E2, #E4E4E2. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Platinum Palette assigns primary #E5E4E2, secondary #E2E2E4, surface #E4E2E2, background #E4E4E2, accent #000000. The set spans Gray families with neutral temperature. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #E5E4E2 at 0.7764; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
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4use cases

Palette Color Roles

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

Primary#E5E4E2Platinum
Secondary#E2E2E4#E2E2E4
Surface#E4E2E2#E4E2E2
Background#E4E4E2#E4E4E2
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-platinum-primary: #E5E4E2;
--palette-platinum-secondary: #E2E2E4;
--palette-platinum-surface: #E4E2E2;
--palette-platinum-background: #E4E4E2;
--palette-platinum-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

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

Primary#E5E4E2
Black 16.53:1 · White 1.27:1
Best #000000
Secondary#E2E2E4
Black 16.23:1 · White 1.29:1
Best #000000
Surface#E4E2E2
Black 16.28:1 · White 1.29:1
Best #000000
Background#E4E4E2
Black 16.49:1 · White 1.27:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Platinum 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 Platinum Palette Data (JSON)

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

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7764
Black text16.53:1AA Pass
White text1.27:1AA 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": "#E5E4E2",
    "name": "Platinum"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#E2E2E4",
    "name": "#E2E2E4"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E4E2E2",
    "name": "#E4E2E2"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E4E4E2",
    "name": "#E4E4E2"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#E5E4E2",
    "name": "Platinum",
    "blackContrast": 16.53,
    "whiteContrast": 1.27,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#E2E2E4",
    "name": "#E2E2E4",
    "blackContrast": 16.23,
    "whiteContrast": 1.29,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#E4E2E2",
    "name": "#E4E2E2",
    "blackContrast": 16.28,
    "whiteContrast": 1.29,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#E4E4E2",
    "name": "#E4E4E2",
    "blackContrast": 16.49,
    "whiteContrast": 1.27,
    "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
[
  "platinum palette",
  "generated palette",
  "gray palette",
  "light palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-platinum-primary: #E5E4E2;\n--palette-platinum-secondary: #E2E2E4;\n--palette-platinum-surface: #E4E2E2;\n--palette-platinum-background: #E4E4E2;\n--palette-platinum-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "platinum",
  "name": "Platinum Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "platinum",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Platinum, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Platinum Palette combines primary #E5E4E2, secondary #E2E2E4, surface #E4E2E2, background #E4E4E2, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a gray palette, light 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": [
    "platinum palette",
    "generated palette",
    "gray palette",
    "light palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E5E4E2",
      "slug": "platinum",
      "name": "Platinum",
      "rgb": [
        229,
        228,
        226
      ],
      "hsl": [
        40,
        5,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        1,
        10
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7764,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.53,
        "white": 1.27
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/platinum/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E2E2E4",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E2E2E4",
      "rgb": [
        226,
        226,
        228
      ],
      "hsl": [
        240,
        4,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        1,
        1,
        0,
        11
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7616,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.23,
        "white": 1.29
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E4E2E2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E4E2E2",
      "rgb": [
        228,
        226,
        226
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        4,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        1,
        1,
        11
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7638,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.28,
        "white": 1.29
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4E4E2",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#E4E4E2",
      "rgb": [
        228,
        228,
        226
      ],
      "hsl": [
        60,
        4,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        1,
        11
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7747,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 16.49,
        "white": 1.27
      },
      "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": "#E5E4E2",
      "name": "Platinum"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E2E2E4",
      "name": "#E2E2E4"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E4E2E2",
      "name": "#E4E2E2"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4E4E2",
      "name": "#E4E4E2"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#E5E4E2",
      "name": "Platinum",
      "blackContrast": 16.53,
      "whiteContrast": 1.27,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#E2E2E4",
      "name": "#E2E2E4",
      "blackContrast": 16.23,
      "whiteContrast": 1.29,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#E4E2E2",
      "name": "#E4E2E2",
      "blackContrast": 16.28,
      "whiteContrast": 1.29,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#E4E4E2",
      "name": "#E4E4E2",
      "blackContrast": 16.49,
      "whiteContrast": 1.27,
      "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-platinum-primary: #E5E4E2;\n--palette-platinum-secondary: #E2E2E4;\n--palette-platinum-surface: #E4E2E2;\n--palette-platinum-background: #E4E4E2;\n--palette-platinum-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/platinum.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/platinum.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/platinum/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/platinum.json"
}
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